Daly’s critique of intelligibility of the concept of grounding

Abstract

The great interest in the metaphysical concept of grounding during last decade in contemporary metaphysics had brought to the appearance of those authors who do not share the same enthusiasm as it?s proponents. In this paper, we deal with one such skeptical position defended by Chris Daly). His fundamental objections are based on the idea that the concept of grounding is unintelligible, that is, that the proponents of grounding failed to show that it is intelligible. In the first part of the paper, I will give a broad overview of basic characteristics of the concept of grounding and its theoretical function, while, in the second part, I will consider Daly?s main objections to it and attempt to answer them. In concluding considerations I will sum up my main points and conclude that Daly?s objections are not sufficiently strong to question the intelligibility of the talk of grounding.