Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Edmund Husserl, Gilbert Ryle and J Ladyman / D Ross

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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / e. Dispositions as potential

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A dispositional property is not a state, but a liability to be in some state, given a condition [Ryle]

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If science captures the modal structure of things, that explains why its predictions work [Ladyman/Ross]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 7. Against Powers

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No physical scientist now believes in an occult force-exerting agency [Ryle]