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1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 5. Aims of Philosophy / c. Philosophy as generalisation

14255	We understand things through their dependency relations [Fine,K]
	Full Idea: We understand a defined object (what it is) through the objects on which it depends.
	From: Kit Fine (Ontological Dependence [1995], II)
	A reaction: This places dependency relations right at the heart of our understanding of the world, and hence shifts traditional metaphysics away from existence and identity. The notion of explanation is missing from Fine's account.