Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Phil Dowe, Jacob Zabarella and Giles of Orleans

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6 ideas

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

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A power is not a cause, but an aptitude for a cause [Zabarella]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 2. Qualities in Perception / d. Secondary qualities

16721

Changes in secondary qualities are caused by changes in primary qualities [Giles of Orleans]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 6. Early Matter Theories / b. Prime matter

16571

Prime matter is exceptionally obscure [Zabarella]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation

14586

Physical causation consists in transference of conserved quantities [Dowe, by Mumford/Anjum]

4787	Causation interaction is an exchange of conserved quantities, such as mass, energy or charge [Dowe, by Psillos]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 9. Counterfactual Claims

4788	Dowe commends the Conserved Quantity theory as it avoids mention of counterfactuals [Dowe, by Psillos]