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Full Idea
Some of the most important debates in metaphysics or ontology do not concern existential questions, but focus on questions of fundamentality.
Gist of Idea
Much metaphysical debate concerns what is fundamental, rather than what exists
Source
Kathrin Koslicki (Form, Matter and Substance [2018], 5 Intro)
Book Ref
Koslicki,Kathrin: 'Form, Matter and Substance' [OUP 2018], p.129
A Reaction
In modern times we have added the structure of existence to the mere ontological catalogue, and this idea makes another important addition to our concept of metaphysics. She gives disagreement over tropes as an example.