Is it Possible to do Without the Fundamental?

This article argues that one of the main arguments against metaphysical infinitism—the argument from vicious infinite regress—is unsuccessful. I suggest that a proper interpretation of the argument takes the charge against infinitism to be one of metaphysical insufficiency: without the fundamental f...

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Autor: Kortabarria Areitio, Markel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/228680
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Palabra clave:Filosofia
Grups fonamentals (Matemàtica)
Metafísica
Philosophy
Fundamental groups (Mathematics)
Metaphysics
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spelling Is it Possible to do Without the Fundamental?Kortabarria Areitio, MarkelFilosofiaGrups fonamentals (Matemàtica)MetafísicaPhilosophyFundamental groups (Mathematics)MetaphysicsThis article argues that one of the main arguments against metaphysical infinitism—the argument from vicious infinite regress—is unsuccessful. I suggest that a proper interpretation of the argument takes the charge against infinitism to be one of metaphysical insufficiency: without the fundamental facts fully grounding the rest of reality, derivative facts lack the necessary grounding base for their obtaining. I disambiguate the insufficiency claim by examining it from two different perspectives on the regress: the local perspective, which focuses on the obtaining of the individual derivative facts, and the global perspective, which focuses on the obtaining of the entire collection of derivative facts. For each perspective, I argue that the reasons for believing that infinitism cannot provide sufficient grounds are problematic.Springer Science + Business Media2025info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/228680Articles publicats en revistes (Filosofia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-024-00806-5Philosophia. Philosophical Quarterly of Israel, 2025https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-024-00806-5cc by (c) Kortabarria Areitio, Markel , 2025https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:dnet:ubarcelona__::6d71edb648485bbeb95ce705a64a741e2026-05-27T06:46:51Z
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title Is it Possible to do Without the Fundamental?
spellingShingle Is it Possible to do Without the Fundamental?
Kortabarria Areitio, Markel
Filosofia
Grups fonamentals (Matemàtica)
Metafísica
Philosophy
Fundamental groups (Mathematics)
Metaphysics
title_short Is it Possible to do Without the Fundamental?
title_full Is it Possible to do Without the Fundamental?
title_fullStr Is it Possible to do Without the Fundamental?
title_full_unstemmed Is it Possible to do Without the Fundamental?
title_sort Is it Possible to do Without the Fundamental?
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Kortabarria Areitio, Markel
author Kortabarria Areitio, Markel
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Filosofia
Grups fonamentals (Matemàtica)
Metafísica
Philosophy
Fundamental groups (Mathematics)
Metaphysics
topic Filosofia
Grups fonamentals (Matemàtica)
Metafísica
Philosophy
Fundamental groups (Mathematics)
Metaphysics
description This article argues that one of the main arguments against metaphysical infinitism—the argument from vicious infinite regress—is unsuccessful. I suggest that a proper interpretation of the argument takes the charge against infinitism to be one of metaphysical insufficiency: without the fundamental facts fully grounding the rest of reality, derivative facts lack the necessary grounding base for their obtaining. I disambiguate the insufficiency claim by examining it from two different perspectives on the regress: the local perspective, which focuses on the obtaining of the individual derivative facts, and the global perspective, which focuses on the obtaining of the entire collection of derivative facts. For each perspective, I argue that the reasons for believing that infinitism cannot provide sufficient grounds are problematic.
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