Dispositions

The Standford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2012)
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This is a perfect overview article that serves as a general introduction to the topic of dispositions. It is composed of six sections that review the main philosophical approaches to the most important questions: Analysis of disposition ascription, the dispositional/categorical distinction, dispositions and categorical bases, the intrinsicness of dispositions and the causal efficacy of dispositions.

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original Fara, Michael (2008) "Dispositions".

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