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Single Idea 15464

[catalogued under 8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties]

Full Idea

To avoid the danger of claiming that dispositions are their own categorical bases, we do better to eschew the alleged distinction between dispositional and 'categorical' properties altogether.

Gist of Idea

The distinction between dispositional and 'categorical' properties leads to confusion

Source

David Lewis (Finkish dispositions [1997], II)

Book Reference

Lewis,David: 'Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology' [CUP 1999], p.144


A Reaction

Since I have been unable to form any intuitive notion of what a 'categorical' property is, I like this, though not necessarily for his reason.