Explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence

Jansson, Lina (2016) Explanatory asymmetries, ground, and ontological dependence. Erkenntnis . ISSN 1572-8420

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Abstract

The notions of ground and ontological dependence have made a prominent resurgence in much of contemporary metaphysics. However, objections have been raised. On the one hand, objections have been raised to the need for distinctively metaphysical notions of ground and ontological dependence. On the other, objections have been raised to the usefulness of adding ground and ontological dependence to the existing store of other metaphysical notions. Even the logical properties of ground and ontological dependence are under debate. In this article, I focus on how to account for the judgements of non-symmetry in several of the cases that motivate the introduction of notions like ground and ontological dependence. By focusing on the notion of explanation relative to a theory, I conclude that we do not need to postulate a distinctively asymmetric metaphysical notion in order to account for these judgements.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/775561
Additional Information: The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10670-016-9802-1
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Arts > School of Humanities > Department of Philosophy
Identification Number: 10.1007/s10670-016-9802-1
Depositing User: Jansson, Lina
Date Deposited: 12 Jul 2016 13:13
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 17:36
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/34878

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