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All the ideas for 'The Roots of Reference', 'Counterfactual Dependence and Time's Arrow' and 'Philosophia Epicurea'

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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

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Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 2. Hylomorphism / b. Form as principle

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Form is the principle that connects a thing's constitution (rather than being operative) [Hill,N]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 5. Direction of causation

8433	There are few traces of an event before it happens, but many afterwards [Lewis, by Horwich]