“Neutral Relations”
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“Neutral Relations” is a philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops his influential account of how relations can be ontologically neutral between their relata, contributing to contemporary metaphysics and the theory of relations.
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| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
contemporary metaphysics
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ontology of relations ⓘ philosophy of relations ⓘ |
| developsAccountBy | Kit Fine’s theory of neutral relations ⓘ |
| field | analytic metaphysics ⓘ |
| focusesOn | relations that are ontologically neutral between their relata ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
debates about ontological commitment
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debates about the nature of relations ⓘ debates about truthmakers for relational truths ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalClaim |
relations can be characterized without privileging any particular relata
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some relational structures are neutral with respect to which objects occupy their positions ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPosition |
relational facts can be neutral with respect to the existence of relata
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relations need not be ontologically dependent on their relata ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
metaphysics
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ontological neutrality ⓘ theory of relations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
dependence
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grounding ⓘ higher-order relations ⓘ relata ⓘ relational ontology ⓘ truthmaking ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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