Abstract
There is a systematic and suggestive analogy between grounding and causation. In
my view, this analogy is no coincidence. Grounding and causation are alike because
grounding is a type of causation: metaphysical causation. In this paper I defend the
identification of grounding with metaphysical causation, drawing on the causation
literature to explore systematic connections between grounding and metaphysical
dependence counterfactuals, and I outline a non-reductive counterfactual theory
of grounding along interventionist lines.
my view, this analogy is no coincidence. Grounding and causation are alike because
grounding is a type of causation: metaphysical causation. In this paper I defend the
identification of grounding with metaphysical causation, drawing on the causation
literature to explore systematic connections between grounding and metaphysical
dependence counterfactuals, and I outline a non-reductive counterfactual theory
of grounding along interventionist lines.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 723-751 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | Nous |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |