2023
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-023-01968-w
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Grounding, necessity, and relevance

Abstract: Grounding necessitarianism (GN) is the view that full grounds necessitate what they ground. Although GN has been rather popular among philosophers, it faces important counterexamples: For instance, A = [Socrates died] fully grounds C = [Xanthippe became a widow]. However, A fails to necessitate C: A could have obtained together with B = [Socrates and Xanthippe were never married], without C obtaining. In many cases, the debate essentially reduces to whether A indeed fully grounds C–as the contingentist claims–… Show more

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“… For some relevant recent discussion, see Krämer and Roski (2017) and Hirèche (forthcoming). The arguments in Dasgupta (2014) illustrate the proportionality constraint on metaphysical explanation in action. …”
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“… For some relevant recent discussion, see Krämer and Roski (2017) and Hirèche (forthcoming). The arguments in Dasgupta (2014) illustrate the proportionality constraint on metaphysical explanation in action. …”
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confidence: 99%