Dispositions and powers / / Toby Friend, University of Bristol, Samuel Kimpton- Nye, University of Bristol.

As we understand them, dispositions are relatively uncontroversial 'predicatory' properties had by objects disposed in certain ways. By contrast, powers are hypothetical 'ontic' properties posited in order to explain dispositional behaviour. Chapter 1 outlines this distinction in...

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Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, United Kingdom ;, New York, NY, USA : : Cambridge University Press,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in metaphysics,
Physical Description:1 online resource (82 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
Notes:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jul 2023).
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