The harmony of grounding

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作者：
Sam Baron
Kristie Miller
Jonathan Tallant
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[1] Dianoia Institute of Philosophy,
[2] Australian Catholic University,undefined
[3] University of Sydney,undefined
[4] University of Nottingham,undefined
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Philosophical Studies | 2022年 / 179卷
关键词：
Grounding; Mereology; Location; Harmony; Monism;
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摘要：
Mereological harmony is the idea that the mereological structure of objects mirrors the mereological structure of locations. Grounding harmony is the idea that there is a similar mirroring between the grounding structure of objects and locations. Our goal in this paper is exploratory: we introduce and then explore two notions of grounding harmony: locative and structural. We outline potential locative and structural harmony principles for grounding, and show which of these principles may entail, or be entailed by, principles of mereological harmony. We then present a case study in grounding harmony, by applying it to Schaffer’s (in Philos Rev 119(1):31, 2010a) specific version of priority monism. We show that, given a strong form of grounding harmony, Schaffer-style monism is inconsistent, but that this inconsistency can be resolved by offering bespoke notions of grounding harmony. We use Schaffer’s priority monism to demonstrate a broader tension within certain packages of metaphysical views, including versions of priority pluralism. We close by briefly considering the case against structural grounding harmony.
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页码：3421 / 3446
页数：25
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