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Grounding is a topic in metaphysics. One thing is sometimes said to "ground" another when the first in some way accounts for the being of the second. For example, it is sometimes claimed that facts about physical particles ground facts about larger objects.

External links

Bliss, Ricki; Trogdon, Kelly. "Metaphysical Grounding". In Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Schaffer, Jonathan. "On What Grounds What." In David Manley, David J. Chalmers & Ryan Wasserman (eds.), Metametaphysics; are given for adopting them: New Essays on the Foundations of Ontology. Oxford University Press. pp. 347-383 (2009)
Grounding. Bibliography edited by Kelly Trogdon at Philpapers

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-*Schaffer, Jonathan. "[https://philpapers.org/rec/SCHOWG On What Grounds What]." In David Manley, David J. Chalmers & Ryan Wasserman (eds.), ''Metametaphysics: New Essays on the Foundations of Ontology''. Oxford University Press. pp. 347-383 (2009)
+*Schaffer, Jonathan. "[https://philpapers.org/rec/SCHOWG On What Grounds What]." In David Manley, David J. Chalmers & Ryan Wasserman (eds.), ''Metametaphysics; are given for adopting them: New Essays on the Foundations of Ontology''. Oxford University Press. pp. 347-383 (2009)
 * [http://philpapers.org/browse/grounding/ Grounding. Bibliography] edited by Kelly Trogdon at [http://philpapers.org/ Philpapers]