Arbitrary grounding
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چکیده
Abstract The aim of this paper is to introduce, elucidate and defend the usefulness a variant grounding, or metaphysical explanation, that has feature grounds explain some states affairs one them obtains without explaining which obtains. I will dub arbitrary grounding . After informally elucidating basic idea in first section, provide three hypotheses are best formulated terms second section. third section be concerned with relation between non-arbitrary grounding. fourth compare two extant proposals literature.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophical Studies
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['1573-0883', '0031-8116']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-021-01699-w