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Ideas for Phil Dowe, John Heil and Thomas Reid
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic
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Powers are quite distinct and simple, and so cannot be defined [Reid]
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Thinkers say that matter has intrinsic powers, but is also passive and acted upon [Reid]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived
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It is obvious that there could not be a power without a subject which possesses it [Reid]
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Powers or dispositions are usually seen as caused by lower-level qualities [Heil]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence
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If properties are powers, then causal relations are internal relations [Heil]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 5. Powers and Properties
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Are all properties powers, or are there also qualities, or do qualities have the powers? [Heil]
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Properties are both qualitative and dispositional - they are powerful qualities [Heil]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / a. Dispositions
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Are a property's dispositions built in, or contingently added? [Heil]
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