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'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Causality and Properties' and 'Existence,Ontological Commitment and Fictions'
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 3. Powers as Derived
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Things have powers in virtue of (which are entailed by) their properties [Shoemaker]
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One power can come from different properties; a thing's powers come from its properties [Shoemaker]
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Properties are functions producing powers, and powers are functions producing effects [Shoemaker]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 5. Powers and Properties
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Shoemaker says all genuine properties are dispositional [Shoemaker, by Ellis]
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A causal theory of properties focuses on change, not (say) on abstract properties of numbers [Shoemaker]
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'Square', 'round' and 'made of copper' show that not all properties are dispositional [Shoemaker]
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The identity of a property concerns its causal powers [Shoemaker]
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Properties are clusters of conditional powers [Shoemaker]
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Could properties change without the powers changing, or powers change without the properties changing? [Shoemaker]
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If properties are separated from causal powers, this invites total elimination [Shoemaker]
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The notions of property and of causal power are parts of a single system of related concepts [Shoemaker]
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Actually, properties are individuated by causes as well as effects [Shoemaker]
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 6. Dispositions / b. Dispositions and powers
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Dispositional predicates ascribe powers, and the rest ascribe properties [Shoemaker]
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