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All the ideas for 'Grounding, Transitivity and Contrastivity', 'Introduction to 'New Pragmatists'' and 'Quaestiones de Potentia Dei'

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2. Reason / A. Nature of Reason / 5. Objectivity

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Modern pragmatism sees objectivity as possible, despite its gradual evolution [Misak]

7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / a. Nature of grounding

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If ground is transitive and irreflexive, it has a strict partial ordering, giving structure [Schaffer,J]

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As causation links across time, grounding links the world across levels [Schaffer,J]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 1. Unifying an Object / b. Unifying aggregates

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'One' can mean undivided and not a multitude, or it can add measurement, giving number [Aquinas]

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 [Schaffer,J]

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 [Schaffer,J]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 1. Causation

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Nowadays causation is usually understood in terms of equations and variable ranges [Schaffer,J]