Grounding
De Re and De Dicto
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10688644 |
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| Authors | Julio De Rizzo (0000-0002-5879-7310, University of Vienna, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1315-1323 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8094 • E-ISSN: 1467-9213 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pq/pqac054 |
| OpenAlex | W4297883841 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
Is the macro grounded in the micro? That is, is every truth about a macroscopic object fully grounded in a truth wholly about its microscopic parts? In a recent interesting paper, Martin Glazier argued for a negative answer. Following him, call the position that the macro is grounded in the micro ‘priority micro pluralism’ (‘pluralism’ for short). In this discussion note, I propose a way out for the pluralist. In brief, it consists in the recognition that some metaphysical positions, including pluralism, are best expressed by fundamentally de dicto grounding claims. In that these claims have a distinctive modal force, this recognition has far-reaching consequences that go beyond a defence of pluralism
Epistemology · Macro · Metaphysics · Pluralism (philosophy) · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
| Highly cited | No |
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