Kit Fine and Jonathan Schaffer argue that ontology's central question is not 'what exists?' but 'what is fundamental?'—a question grounded-entity theorists show cannot be read off from existential quantification alone.

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Existential quantification(in formal logic): A logical claim that says 'at least one thing has this property'—like saying 'someone in this room speaks French' rather than 'everyone in this room speaks French.'
Grounded-entity theorists(as a group of philosophers whose work supports Fine and Schaffer's argument): Philosophers who believe that some things in reality are dependent on or 'grounded in' other more basic things, rather than being independent.
Jonathan Schaffer(as a philosopher referenced for their specific theory): A contemporary philosopher who defends priority monism—the idea that wholes are more basic and real than their parts.
Kit Fine(as a philosopher referenced for his views on concreteness): A contemporary philosopher who studies metaphysics (the nature of reality) and has written extensively about what makes something real or concrete versus abstract.

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