Fundamentality and minimalist grounding laws

Abstract What grounds facts of ground? Some metaphysicians invoke fundamental grounding laws to answer this question. These are general principles that link grounded their grounds. The main business paper is advance the debate about metaphysics by exploring prospects a plausible yet underexplored minimalist account, one which structurally analogous familiar Humean conception natural laws. In positive part paper, I articulate such novel view and argue for its merits. account shuns essences takes be unmysterious elite regularities. Therefore, it promising alternative theorists ground who spurn acceptance essentialism but think these needed in our theorizing. negative part, widely accepted ground, coupled with tenets minimalism, jeopardize fundamentality discuss two immediately available prima facie appealing strategies evade threat. However, show both have undesirable theoretical costs. conclude casting doubts on whether benefits outweigh