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Metaphysical Dependence: Grounding and Reduction

Rosen, Gideon·2010·Modality
DOI 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199565818.003.0007
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This chapter lays down principles for a relation of metaphysical grounding — the ‘in virtue of’ relation — understood as a relation among facts. The discussion makes it plausible that the relation is well understood and potentially useful for philosophical purposes. The chapter then explores the connections between the grounding relation and other metaphysical notions, including real definition, essential truth, and metaphysical reduction understood as a relation among facts.

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Rosen, G.
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Rosen, Gideon
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Modality
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Oxford University PressOxford
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2010-03-25
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109-136
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10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199565818.003.0007
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metaphysical grounding, metaphysical dependence, real definition, metaphysics of facts

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