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Fundamentality and Grounding

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Fundamentality and Grounding
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kerry McKenzie
SeriesElements in the Philosophy of Science
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:75
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 151
Category/GenrePhilosophy
Philosophy - epistemology and theory of knowledge
Philosophy of science
ISBN/Barcode 9781108714020
ClassificationsDewey:110
Audience
General
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 3 March 2022
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A suite of questions concerning fundamentality lies at the heart of contemporary metaphysics. The relation of grounding, thought to connect the more to the less fundamental, sits at the heart of those debates in turn. Since most contemporary metaphysicians embrace the doctrine of physicalism and thus hold that reality is fundamentally physical, a natural question is how physics can inform the current debates over fundamentality and grounding. This Element introduces the reader to the concept of grounding and some of the key issues that animate contemporary debates around it, such as the question of whether grounding is 'unified' or 'plural' and whether there exists a fundamental level of reality. It moves on to show how resources from physics can help point the way towards their answers - thus furthering the case for a naturalistic approach to even the most fundamental of questions in metaphysics.