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All the ideas for 'Grounding, Transitivity and Contrastivity', 'works' and 'The Concept of Logical Consequence'

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8 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 1. Continental Philosophy

6841	Some continental philosophers are relativists - Baudrillard, for example [Baudrillard, by Critchley]

5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 1. Logical Consequence

14180

Etchemendy says fix the situation and vary the interpretation, or fix interpretations with varying situations [Etchemendy, by Read]

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Validity is where either the situation or the interpretation blocks true premises and false conclusion [Etchemendy, by Read]

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]

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]