Journal article
Janus-faced grounding
- Abstract:
- A common view in the metaphysics of ground is that all grounding facts are grounded. This generates an infinite regress of ever more grounding of grounding facts, but most grounding theorists take the regress to be harmless. However, in this paper, I argue that the regress is in fact vicious, therefore some grounding facts are ungrounded. Since the regress appears to fall out of two plausible principles of fundamentality, I offer a new interpretation of them that allows for ungrounded grounding facts.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.3998/ergo.4664
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- Publisher:
- Michigan Publishing
- Journal:
- Ergo More from this journal
- Volume:
- 10
- Pages:
- 968-991
- Publication date:
- 2023-11-17
- Acceptance date:
- 2023-08-11
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- ISSN:
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1802-2006
- Language:
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English
- Pubs id:
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1706031
- Local pid:
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pubs:1706031
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2025-02-25
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- Copyright holder:
- Christopher Frugé
- Copyright date:
- 2023
- Rights statement:
- © 2023 The Authors. This paper is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY NC-ND) license
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