Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Lynch,MP/Glasgow,JM, Mark Sainsbury and Thomas Reid

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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic

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Powers are quite distinct and simple, and so cannot be defined [Reid]

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Thinkers say that matter has intrinsic powers, but is also passive and acted upon [Reid]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived

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It is obvious that there could not be a power without a subject which possesses it [Reid]

8. Modes of Existence / D. Universals / 5. Universals as Concepts

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Universals are not objects of sense and cannot be imagined - but can be conceived [Reid]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 1. Nominalism / b. Nominalism about universals

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Only individuals exist [Reid]

8. Modes of Existence / E. Nominalism / 2. Resemblance Nominalism

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No one thinks two sheets possess a single whiteness, but all agree they are both white [Reid]