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Ideas for 'Causal Explanation', 'Why Medieval Philosophy Matters' and 'The Golden Bowl, and Lit as Moral Philosophy'

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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived
A disposition needs a causal basis, a property in a certain causal role. Could the disposition be the property? [Lewis]
8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 2. Need for Universals
Thoughts are general, but the world isn't, so how can we think accurately? [Boulter]