Single Idea 17304

[catalogued under 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / a. Nature of grounding]

Full Idea

Grounding is something like metaphysical causation. Just as causation links the world across time, grounding links the world across levels. Grounding connects the more fundamental to the less fundamental, and thereby backs a certain form of explanation.

Gist of Idea

As causation links across time, grounding links the world across levels

Source

Jonathan Schaffer (Grounding, Transitivity and Contrastivity [2012], Intro)

Book Reference

'Metaphysical Grounding', ed/tr. Correia,F/Schnieder,B [CUP 2012], p.122


A Reaction

Obviously you need 'levels' for this, which we should take to be structural levels.