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Ideas for 'Principles of Philosophy', 'On 'Generation and Corruption'' and 'Truth and Truthmakers'

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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]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 5. Powers and Properties

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Properties are not powers - they just have powers [Armstrong]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 7. Against Powers

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Powers must result in some non-powers, or there would only be potential without result [Armstrong]

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How does the power of gravity know the distance it acts over? [Armstrong]