If aRb and bRa are grounded in the same pair of accidents F(a) and G(b), then the asymmetry of directed relations like 'x is taller than y' becomes inexplicable on the monadic accident model.
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grounded in(whether distinctness or identity is explained by intrinsic features)
To be explained by or to have its reason or basis in something else—like how a tree being wet is grounded in (explained by) recent rain.
monadic accident model(as used in metaphysics to explain how properties work)
A theory that says properties belong to individual things by themselves, without reference to other things—the idea that being tall is just something one object has on its own.