Metaphysical Dependence: Grounding and Reduction

Gideon Rosen

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Metaphysical Dependence: Grounding and Reduction

Gideon Rosen

Philosophy

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Modality
Subtitle of host publication	Metaphysics, Logic, and Epistemology
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191722004
ISBN (Print)	9780199565818
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199565818.003.0007
State	Published - Sep 1 2010

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General Arts and Humanities

Keywords

Essence
Grounding
Metaphysical dependence
Real definition
Reduction

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