predicates. Mulligan's own view is that true relational thick predications do not need genuinely thick relations among their truthmakers. Although I disagree with this conclusion, I propose to explore further some of the most intriguing links between his thin/thick distinction and a few other more traditional divides—such as the "internal/external" or the "formal/material" dichotomies—and I try to assess their respective metaphysical import, focussing on the ontological status of so-called grounded relations." /> Internal, formal and thin relations - Clementz François | sdvig press