The Powers Metaphysic

Author	: Neil E. Williams
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 267
Release	: 2019
ISBN-13	: 9780198833574
ISBN-10	: 0198833571
Rating	: 4/5 (71 Downloads)

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Download or read book The Powers Metaphysic written by Neil E. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neil E. Williams develops a systematic metaphysics centred on the idea of powers, as a rival to neo-Humeanism, the dominant systematic metaphysics in philosophy today. Williams takes powers to be inherently causal properties and uses them as the foundation of his explanations of causation, persistence, laws, and modality.

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