A new cosmological argument from grounding

Analysis 80 (3):418-426 (2020)
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This paper presents a new cosmological argument based on considerations about grounding. I argue that, by assuming three plausible principles about grounding, we can construct a cosmological argument for the existence of a unique ungrounded being that ultimately grounds everything else. At the end of the paper I consider two possible objections, and offer my replies to them.

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10.1093/analys/anz071

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Duen-Min Deng
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