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'A Theory of Universals', 'Why Reason Can't be Naturalized' and 'Causal Structuralism'
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 1. Nature of Properties
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Properties are universals, which are always instantiated [Armstrong, by Heil]
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties
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Even if all properties are categorical, they may be denoted by dispositional predicates [Armstrong, by Bird]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic
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A categorical basis could hardly explain a disposition if it had no powers of its own [Hawthorne]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 5. Powers and Properties
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Is the causal profile of a property its essence? [Hawthorne]
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Could two different properties have the same causal profile? [Hawthorne]
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If properties are more than their powers, we could have two properties with the same power [Hawthorne]
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8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 2. Need for Universals
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Universals explain resemblance and causal power [Armstrong, by Oliver]
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8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 3. Predicate Nominalism
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It doesn't follow that because there is a predicate there must therefore exist a property [Armstrong]
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