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'works', 'Principles of Philosophy' and 'Essays on Active Powers 1: Active power'
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic
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Powers are quite distinct and simple, and so cannot be defined [Reid]
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Thinkers say that matter has intrinsic powers, but is also passive and acted upon [Reid]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived
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All powers can be explained by obvious features like size, shape and motion of matter [Descartes]
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It is obvious that there could not be a power without a subject which possesses it [Reid]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 1. Universals
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Five universals: genus, species, difference, property, accident [Descartes]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism
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A universal is a single idea applied to individual things that are similar to one another [Descartes]
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