Fundamentality

Tuomas Tahko

Fundamentality

Department of Philosophy

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Abstract

The notion of fundamentality, as it is used in metaphysics, aims to capture the idea that there is something basic or primitive in the world. This metaphysical notion is related to the vernacular use of “fundamental”, but philosophers have also put forward various technical definitions of the notion. Among the most influential of these is the definition of absolute fundamentality in terms of ontological independence or ungroundedness. Accordingly, the notion of fundamentality is often associated with these two other technical notions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Editors	Edward N. Zalta
Publisher	The Metaphysics Research Lab, Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University
Publication status	Published - 2018

Keywords

Metaphysics
Fundamentality
Grounding
Ontological Dependence

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Tahko, T. (2018). Fundamentality. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Metaphysics Research Lab, Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University.

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