The Unity of Dependence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21876458 |
|---|---|
| Authors | JACK CASEY (0000-0002-9551-9125, Delft University of Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 300-317 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Philosophical Association (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2053-4477 • E-ISSN: 2053-4485 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/apa.2021.5 |
| OpenAlex | W4210554981 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
Most philosophers treat ontological dependence and metaphysical dependence as distinct relations. A number of key differences between the two relations are usually cited in support of this claim: ontological dependence's unique connection to existence, differing respective connections to metaphysical necessitation, and a divergence in their formal features. Alongside reshaping some of the examples used to maintain the distinction between the two, I argue that the additional resources offered by the increased attention the notion of grounding has received in recent years potentially offer us a way to unite the two relations, promising the attendant benefits parsimony offers, as a result
Epistemology · Geometry · Linguistics · Metaphysics · Sociology · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
A World of States of Affairs
Guide to ground
Metaphysical Dependence
Against Grounding Necessitarianism
Grounding, transitivity, and contrastivity
Grounding
On What Grounds What
Is Metaphysical Dependence Irreflexive?
A Logic for ‘Because’
Ontological Dependence and Grounding in Aristotle
Reality and its Structure
Grounding
Grounding and ontological dependence
Intrinsicality without Naturalness
Ontological Dependence
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |