Dispositions and Powers
As we understand them, dispositions are relatively uncontroversial 'predicatory' properties had by objects disposed in certain ways. By contrast, powers are hypothetical 'ontic' properties posited in order to explain dispositional behaviour. This Element analyses dispositions and how they might meta...
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| description | As we understand them, dispositions are relatively uncontroversial 'predicatory' properties had by objects disposed in certain ways. By contrast, powers are hypothetical 'ontic' properties posited in order to explain dispositional behaviour. This Element analyses dispositions and how they might metaphysically explain laws of nature and modality. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1429132024-08-19T16:12:24Z Dispositions and Powers Friend, Toby Kimpton-Nye, Samuel epistemology metaphysics philosophy (general) thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy As we understand them, dispositions are relatively uncontroversial 'predicatory' properties had by objects disposed in certain ways. By contrast, powers are hypothetical 'ontic' properties posited in order to explain dispositional behaviour. This Element analyses dispositions and how they might metaphysically explain laws of nature and modality. 2024-08-19T16:12:22Z 2024-08-19T16:12:22Z 2023 book ONIX_20240819_9781009118910_47 9781009118910 9781009113014 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/142913 eng Elements in Metaphysics image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://doi.org/10.1017/9781009118910 Cambridge University Press Humanities 10.1017/9781009118910 10.1017/9781009118910 12615a55-20f1-4eb5-a6c9-5eb6541f63e5 9781009118910 9781009113014 Humanities EMPH open access |
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