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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / c. Dispositions as conditional

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Empiricists use dispositions reductively, as 'possibility of sensation' or 'possibility of experimental result' [Fodor]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / a. Platonic Forms

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Forms are not a theory of universals, but an attempt to explain how predication is possible [Nehamas]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 6. Platonic Forms / b. Partaking

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Only Tallness really is tall, and other inferior tall things merely participate in the tallness [Nehamas]