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'The Fixation of Belief', 'There is no question of physicalism' and 'The Question of Realism'
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / a. Nature of grounding
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If you make 'grounding' fundamental, you have to mention some non-fundamental notions [Sider on Fine,K]
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Something is grounded when it holds, and is explained, and necessitated by something else [Fine,K, by Sider]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / b. Relata of grounding
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Grounding relations are best expressed as relations between sentences [Fine,K]
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 2. Reduction
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Reduction might be producing a sentence which gets closer to the logical form [Fine,K]
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Reduction might be semantic, where a reduced sentence is understood through its reduction [Fine,K]
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Reduction is modal, if the reductions necessarily entail the truth of the target sentence [Fine,K]
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The notion of reduction (unlike that of 'ground') implies the unreality of what is reduced [Fine,K]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 2. Realism
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Realism is basic to the scientific method [Peirce]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality
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In metaphysics, reality is regarded as either 'factual', or as 'fundamental' [Fine,K]
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What is real can only be settled in terms of 'ground' [Fine,K]
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Why should what is explanatorily basic be therefore more real? [Fine,K]
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Reality is a primitive metaphysical concept, which cannot be understood in other terms [Fine,K]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism
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If someone doubted reality, they would not actually feel dissatisfaction [Peirce]
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 6. Physicalism
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Some suggest that materialism is empty, because 'physical' cannot be properly characterized [Mellor/Crane, by Papineau]
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