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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 3. Types of Properties

5468	Properties are 'dispositional', or 'categorical' (the latter as 'block' or 'intrinsic' structures) [Ellis, by PG]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 6. Categorical Properties

5469	The passive view of nature says categorical properties are basic, but others say dispositions [Ellis]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 12. Denial of Properties

5456	Redness is not a property as it is not mind-independent [Ellis]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 5. Powers and Properties

5481	Properties have powers; they aren't just ways for logicians to classify objects [Ellis]

8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / a. Dispositions

5458	Nearly all fundamental properties of physics are dispositional [Ellis]