Full Idea
The properties of the most fundamental things in nature, including mass, charge, spin, and the like, would all appear to be dispositional.
Gist of Idea
The most fundamental properties of nature (mass, charge, spin ...) all seem to be dispositions
Source
Brian Ellis (Scientific Essentialism [2001], 3.05)
Book Reference
Ellis,Brian: 'Scientific Essentialism' [CUP 2007], p.115
A Reaction
This goes with the Leibnizian claim that the most fundamental features of nature must be active in character.
Related Idea
Idea 12723 The most primitive thing in substances is force, which leads to their actions and dispositions [Leibniz]