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Ideas of Paul Audi, by Text

[American, fl. 2012, Professor at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Son of Robert?]

2012	Clarification and Defense of Grounding

3.2

p.102

17292

Avoid 'in virtue of' for grounding, since it might imply a reflexive relation such as identity

3.2

p.103

17295

Ground relations depend on the properties

3.2

p.103

17294

Grounding is a singular relation between worldly facts

3.2

p.103

17293

Worldly facts are obtaining states of affairs, with constituents; conceptual facts also depend on concepts

3.3

p.104

17296

We must accept grounding, for our important explanations

3.3

p.104

17297

A ball's being spherical non-causally determines its power to roll

3.3

p.105

17298

Two things being identical (like water and H2O) is not an explanation

3.3

p.106

17299

There are plenty of examples of non-causal explanation

3.4

p.108

17300

If grounding relates facts, properties must be included, as well as objects

3.5

p.110

17301

Reduction is just identity, so the two things are the same fact, so reduction isn't grounding

3.8

p.117

17302

Ground is irreflexive, asymmetric, transitive, non-monotonic etc.

3.9

p.121

17303

The best critique of grounding says it is actually either identity or elimination