DOI: 10.1093/analys/anag081 ISSN: 0003-2638

(Absolute) Generality and (Partial) Grounding

Davood Hosseini
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Abstract

What constitutes a full ground for a general fact? Assuming its instances merely partially ground it, some argue that the fact consequently lacks a full ground (i.e., the instances constitute an incompletable partial ground). Others argue that a totality fact must therefore be added to complete the ground. I demonstrate that this debate rests on an ambiguity regarding the very concept of a general fact. Once disambiguated, we see that on one interpretation, the shared initial assumption is false, so both derived views are mistaken. On the other interpretation, the assumption holds, but both views remain viable.

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