What is priority monism? Reply to Kovacs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21335610 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Damiano Costa (0000-0002-9707-3622, Università della Svizzera italiana, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 1-13 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-174X • E-ISSN: 1502-3923 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0020174x.2023.2280615 |
| OpenAlex | W4388680153 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Priority monism is the view that the cosmos is the basic concrete entity on which each of its parts depends.Kovacs has recently argued that none of the classical notions of dependence could be used to spell out priority monism.I argue that four notions of dependencenamely rigid existential dependence, generic existential dependence, explanatory dependence, and generalised explanatory dependencecan indeed be used to spell out priority monism and specify the conditions under which this is possible
Epistemology · Existentialism · Monism · Spell · Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |