Causal essentialism and mereological monism.
Several philosophers have recently defended Causal Essentialism-the view that every property confers causal powers, and whatever powers it confers, it confers essentially. I argue that on the face of it, Causal Essentialism implies a form of Monism, and in particular, the thesis I call 'Mereological...
| Publicado en: | Philosophical Studies Vol. 169; no. 2; pp. 227 - 256 |
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