Disentangling Dispositions from Powers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3889446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrei A Buckareff (0000-0002-0606-1352, Marist College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 107-121 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dialogue (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0012-2173 • E-ISSN: 1759-0949 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0012217321000238 |
| OpenAlex | W3193973408 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 42 |
Many powers-realists assume that the powers of objects are identical with the dispositions of objects and, hence, that 'power' and 'disposition' are interchangeable. In this article, I aim to disentangle dispositions from powers with the goal of getting a better sense of how powers and dispositions relate to one another. I present and defend a modest realism about dispositions built upon a standard strong realism about powers. I argue that each correct disposition-ascription we can make of an object is made true by the manifestations towards which a given power or collection of powers of the object is directed
Ascription · Disposition · Epistemology · Linguistics · Object (grammar) · Physics · Power (physics) · Realism · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology
Laws in Nature
A World of States of Affairs
The Universe As We Find It
The Powers Metaphysic
From an Ontological Point of View
Getting Causes from Powers
Truth and Truthmakers
Nature's Metaphysics
Powerful Qualities, Not Pure Powers
Causality and Properties
The Mind in Nature
Overpowering
Putting Powers Back on Multi-Track
Truthmaking and fundamentality
Inverse functionalism and the individuation of powers
Four Disputes About Properties
The Essence of Dispositional Essentialism
Multi-track dispositions
Only Powers Can Confer Dispositions
Dispositions and Antidotes
The Regress of Pure Powers
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |