DEFINING ULTIMATE ONTOLOGICAL BASIS AND THE FUNDAMENTAL LAYER

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Author: Paseau, Alexander

Source: The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 60, Number 238, January 2010 , pp. 169-175(7)

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Abstract:

I explain why Ross Cameron's definition of ultimate ontological basis is incorrect, and propose a different definition in terms of ontological dependence, as well as a definition of reality's fundamental layer. These new definitions cover the conceptual possibility that self-dependent entities exist. They also apply to different conceptions of the relation of ontological dependence.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9213.2009.642.x

Publication date: 2010-01-01