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Cameron, R.P. (2008) Turtles all the way down: regress, priority and fundamentality in metaphysics. Philosophical Quarterly, 58 (230). pp. 1-14. ISSN 1467-9213
Abstract
This paper is a discussion of an intuition commonly held by metaphysicians: that there must be a fundamental layer of reality; that chains of ontological dependence must terminate; that there cannot be turtles all the way down. I discuss application of this intuition with reference to Bradley’s regress, composition, realism about the mental and the cosmological argument. I discuss some arguments for the intuition, but argue that they are unconvincing. I conclude by making some suggestions for how the intuition should be argued for, and discussing the ramifications of giving the justification I think best.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2007 The Author. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Philosophical Quarterly. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self archiving policy. Embargoed by the publisher until May 2008. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science (Leeds) > School of Philosophy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Repository Officer |
Date Deposited: | 08 Apr 2008 16:56 |
Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2016 13:35 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.509.x |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing on behalf of the Scots Philosophical Club and the University of St Andrews |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.509.x |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:3737 |
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