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Ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'Nominalism and Substitutional Quantifiers' and 'Essence and Accident'

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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / b. Dispositions and powers

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The real essence of a thing is its powers, or 'dispositional properties' [Copi]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 3. Predicate Nominalism

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Nominalists say predication is relations between individuals, or deny that it refers [Marcus (Barcan)]