Combining Philosophers
Ideas for John Rawls, Iamblichus and Jonathan Schaffer
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / a. Nature of grounding
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Grounding is unanalysable and primitive, and is the basic structuring concept in metaphysics [Schaffer,J]
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As causation links across time, grounding links the world across levels [Schaffer,J]
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If ground is transitive and irreflexive, it has a strict partial ordering, giving structure [Schaffer,J]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 2. Reduction
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Three types of reduction: Theoretical (of terms), Definitional (of concepts), Ontological (of reality) [Schaffer,J]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / a. Nature of supervenience
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Supervenience is just modal correlation [Schaffer,J]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete
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The cosmos is the only fundamental entity, from which all else exists by abstraction [Schaffer,J]
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