Dispositional Essentialism and the Nature of Powerful Properties.

Dispositional essentialism maintains that all sparse properties are essentially powerful. Two conceptions of sparse properties appear compatible with dispositional essentialism: sparse properties as pure powers or as powerful qualities. This paper compares the two views, criticizes the powerful qual...

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Published in:	Disputatio: International Journal of Philosophy Vol. 5; no. 35; pp. 1 - 20
Main Author:	Bauer, William A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Paradigm Publishing Services 2013
Subjects:	Disposition (Philosophy) Essentialism (Philosophy) Sparse matrices Spacetime Quality
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost