Single Idea 17274

[catalogued under 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 1. Grounding / c. Grounding and explanation]

Full Idea

For philosophers interested in explanation - of what accounts for what - it is largely through the notion of ontological ground that such questions are to be pursued. Ground, if you like, stands to philosophy as cause stands to science.

Gist of Idea

Philosophical explanation is largely by ground (just as cause is used in science)

Source

Kit Fine (Guide to Ground [2012], 1.02)

Book Reference

'Metaphysical Grounding', ed/tr. Correia,F/Schnieder,B [CUP 2012], p.40


A Reaction

Why does the ground have to be 'ontological'? It isn't the existence of the snow that makes me cold, but the fact that I am lying in it. Better to talk of 'factual' ground (or 'determinative' ground), and then causal grounds are a subset of those?