Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Michael Burke, Roger Fry and C.B. Martin
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 1. Powers
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A property that cannot interact is worse than inert - it isn't there at all [Martin,CB]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic
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If unmanifested partnerless dispositions are still real, and are not just qualities, they can explain properties [Martin,CB]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 5. Powers and Properties
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Qualities and dispositions are aspects of properties - what it exhibits, and what it does [Martin,CB]
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Properties endow a ball with qualities, and with powers or dispositions [Martin,CB]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / a. Dispositions
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Dispositions in action can be destroyed, be recovered, or remain unchanged [Martin,CB]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / c. Dispositions as conditional
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Powers depend on circumstances, so can't be given a conditional analysis [Martin,CB]
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'The wire is live' can't be analysed as a conditional, because a wire can change its powers [Martin,CB]
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