Grounding (metaphysics)

Grounding is a topic in metaphysics. One thing is sometimes said to "ground" another when the first in some way accounts for the being of the second. For example, it is sometimes claimed that facts about physical particles ground facts about larger objects.

External links

Metaphysical Grounding entry by Ricki Bliss & Kelly Trogdon in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Grounding. Bibliography edited by Kelly Trgdon at Philpapers

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