Ideas from 'Grounding, Transitivity and Contrastivity' by Jonathan Schaffer [2012], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Metaphysical Grounding' (ed/tr Correia,F/Schnieder,B) [CUP 2012,978-1-107-02289-8]].
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / a. Nature of grounding
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As causation links across time, grounding links the world across levels
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If ground is transitive and irreflexive, it has a strict partial ordering, giving structure
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14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / b. Contrastive explanations
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Explaining 'Adam ate the apple' depends on emphasis, and thus implies a contrast
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26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 1. Nature
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I take what is fundamental to be the whole spatiotemporal manifold and its fields
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation
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Nowadays causation is usually understood in terms of equations and variable ranges
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