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Full Idea
'Relational' grounding is between entities, best expressed by the two-place predicate 'x grounds y'. 'Operational' grounding is between sentences, best expressed by the two-place sentence operator read as 'because of' or 'in virtue of'.
Gist of Idea
Grounding can be between objects ('relational'), or between sentences ('operational')
Source
Barbara Vetter (Potentiality [2015], 1.6)
Book Ref
Vetter,Barbara: 'Potentiality: from Dispositions to Modality' [OUP 2015], p.27
17281 | If grounding is a relation it must be between entities of the same type, preferably between facts [Fine,K] |
17280 | Ground is best understood as a sentence operator, rather than a relation between predicates [Fine,K] |
15055 | Grounding relations are best expressed as relations between sentences [Fine,K] |
17326 | The dependence of {Socrates} on Socrates involves a set and a philosopher, not facts [Liggins] |
17314 | The relata of grounding are propositions or facts, but for dependence it is objects and their features [Koslicki] |
17294 | Grounding is a singular relation between worldly facts [Audi,P] |
17300 | If grounding relates facts, properties must be included, as well as objects [Audi,P] |
19015 | Grounding can be between objects ('relational'), or between sentences ('operational') [Vetter] |