Debating powers
Where the real puzzle lies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21335264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel Kimpton‐nye (0000-0001-9774-7247, King’s College London, London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Inquiry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-174X • E-ISSN: 1502-3923 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0020174x.2024.2320316 |
| OpenAlex | W4392775022 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
Stephen Mumford and Alexander Bird disagree about which properties are powers and, correspondingly, about the extent of the philosophical work to which powers may be put. Unfortunately, there is an important respect in which these authors are talking past each other and so the reason for their disagreement remains obscured. I highlight what has gone wrong in their recent exchange, attempt to clear up the confusion and pinpoint the true source of their disagreement. My hope is to redirect the efforts of these authors and their followers onto more pressing foundational issues in the metaphysics of powers
Epistemology · Political science · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
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Overpowering
Conceptual Analysis and Philosophical Naturalism
Reconsidering the Dispositional Essentialist Canon
Essence and Modality
The question of realism for powers
Making sense of powerful qualities
Pandispositionalism and the metaphysics of powers
Grounding theories of powers
Explanatory dispositionalism
| Highly cited | No |
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