Causal Powers

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New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2017)
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We use concepts of causal powers and their relatives-dispositions, capacities, and abilities-to describe the world around us, both in everyday life and in scientific practice. This volume presents new work on the nature of causal powers, and their connections with other phenomena within metaphysics, philosophy of science, and philosophy of mind.

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BD541.C18 2017

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9780198796572   0198796579
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Powerful Properties, Powerless Laws.Heather Demarest
Objects and Discreteness in Mumford’s Realist Lawlessness.Sharon R. Ford
Power for the Mental as Such.David Robb

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