Consider the following claim: the truck drivers are engaged in a labor strike in virtue of
picketing. What sort of claim is this? Well, it seems clear what sort of claim it isn't. It isn't an …

Skepticism about grounding is the view that ground-theoretic concepts shouldn't be used in
metaphysical theorizing. Possible reasons for adopting this attitude are numerous: perhaps …

A discussion of different types of skeptical doubts one may harbor concerning the notion of
ground:“old-school” grounding skeptics question the intelligibility or coherence of the …

Is there one univocal or generic notion of ground? Monists answer yes, while pluralists
answer no. Pluralists argue that monism cannot meet plausible constraints on an adequate …

This paper evaluates the proof-theoretic definition of ground developed by Poggiolesi in a
range of recent publications and argues that her proposed definition fails. The paper then …

A survey of two ongoing disputes about the modal import of grounding: Is a fact necessitated
by its grounds (the necessitarianism vs. contingentism dispute)? And is grounding an …

This paper explores a novel notion of self-explanation that combines ideas from two
sources:(1) the tripartite account of explanation, according to which a proposition can help …

An exploration of the ways in which the notion of metaphysical grounding has proven
increasingly important in understanding the possible positions that one might take with …

This chapter concerns the role that grounding plays in normative ethics and metaethics.
First, the chapter discusses whether first-order normative ethical theories are in the business …

A survey of grounding pluralism, the view that there are multiple kinds of grounding. The
chapter is centered around four questions: Why should one be a pluralist rather than a …