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'A World of States of Affairs', 'Theological and other works' and 'Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671'
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 1. Powers
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We get the idea of power by abstracting from ropes, magnets and electric shocks [Priestley]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence
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There is no centralised power, but we still need essence for a metaphysical understanding [Pasnau]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / a. Dispositions
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Instead of adding Aristotelian forms to physical stuff, one could add dispositions [Pasnau]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / b. Dispositions and powers
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Scholastics reject dispositions, because they are not actual, as forms require [Pasnau]
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