Explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence
The notions of ground and ontological dependence have made a prominent resurgence in much of contemporary metaphysics. However, objections have been raised. On the one hand, objections have been raised to the need for distinctively metaphysical notions of ground and ontological dependence. On the ot...
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| description | The notions of ground and ontological dependence have made a prominent resurgence in much of contemporary metaphysics. However, objections have been raised. On the one hand, objections have been raised to the need for distinctively metaphysical notions of ground and ontological dependence. On the other, objections have been raised to the usefulness of adding ground and ontological dependence to the existing store of other metaphysical notions. Even the logical properties of ground and ontological dependence are under debate. In this article, I focus on how to account for the judgements of non-symmetry in several of the cases that motivate the introduction of notions like ground and ontological dependence. By focusing on the notion of explanation relative to a theory, I conclude that we do not need to postulate a distinctively asymmetric metaphysical notion in order to account for these judgements. |
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| spelling | nottingham-348782020-05-04T17:36:01Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34878/ Explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence Jansson, Lina The notions of ground and ontological dependence have made a prominent resurgence in much of contemporary metaphysics. However, objections have been raised. On the one hand, objections have been raised to the need for distinctively metaphysical notions of ground and ontological dependence. On the other, objections have been raised to the usefulness of adding ground and ontological dependence to the existing store of other metaphysical notions. Even the logical properties of ground and ontological dependence are under debate. In this article, I focus on how to account for the judgements of non-symmetry in several of the cases that motivate the introduction of notions like ground and ontological dependence. By focusing on the notion of explanation relative to a theory, I conclude that we do not need to postulate a distinctively asymmetric metaphysical notion in order to account for these judgements. Springer 2016-02-22 Article PeerReviewed Jansson, Lina (2016) Explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence. Erkenntnis . ISSN 1572-8420 http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10670-016-9802-1 doi:10.1007/s10670-016-9802-1 doi:10.1007/s10670-016-9802-1 |
| spellingShingle | Jansson, Lina Explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence |
| title | Explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence |
| title_full | Explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence |
| title_fullStr | Explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence |
| title_short | Explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence |
| title_sort | explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence |
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