Dispositional Pluralism

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Science & Nature, Science
Cover of the book Dispositional Pluralism by Jennifer McKitrick, OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jennifer McKitrick ISBN: 9780191027635
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: May 31, 2018
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author: Jennifer McKitrick
ISBN: 9780191027635
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: May 31, 2018
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

Jennifer McKitrick offers an opinionated guide to the philosophy of dispositions. In her view, when an object has a disposition, it is such that, if a certain type of circumstance were to occur, a certain kind of event would occur. Since it is very common for this to be the case for a variety of reasons, dispositions are very abundant and diverse. They include such varied properties as character traits like a hero's courage, characteristics of physical objects like a wine glass's fragility, and characteristics of microphysical entities like an electron's charge. Some dispositions are natural while others are non-natural. Some dispositions called "powers" are ungrounded while non-fundamental dispositions are grounded in other properties. Some dispositions manifest constantly, some of them manifest spontaneously, while others manifest only when they are triggered to do so. Some dispositions manifest by causing another dispositional property to be instantiated, while others have manifestations that involve non-dispositional properties and relations. Some dispositions are intrinsic to their bearers while others are extrinsic. Some of them are causally relevant to their manifestations while others are not. Some dispositions manifest in some particular way in particular circumstances, while other dispositions manifest in various ways in various circumstances. What makes all of these diverse properties dispositions is their connection to a certain kind of counterfactual fact. Nevertheless, disposition ascriptions are not semantically reducible to counterfactual claims.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Jennifer McKitrick offers an opinionated guide to the philosophy of dispositions. In her view, when an object has a disposition, it is such that, if a certain type of circumstance were to occur, a certain kind of event would occur. Since it is very common for this to be the case for a variety of reasons, dispositions are very abundant and diverse. They include such varied properties as character traits like a hero's courage, characteristics of physical objects like a wine glass's fragility, and characteristics of microphysical entities like an electron's charge. Some dispositions are natural while others are non-natural. Some dispositions called "powers" are ungrounded while non-fundamental dispositions are grounded in other properties. Some dispositions manifest constantly, some of them manifest spontaneously, while others manifest only when they are triggered to do so. Some dispositions manifest by causing another dispositional property to be instantiated, while others have manifestations that involve non-dispositional properties and relations. Some dispositions are intrinsic to their bearers while others are extrinsic. Some of them are causally relevant to their manifestations while others are not. Some dispositions manifest in some particular way in particular circumstances, while other dispositions manifest in various ways in various circumstances. What makes all of these diverse properties dispositions is their connection to a certain kind of counterfactual fact. Nevertheless, disposition ascriptions are not semantically reducible to counterfactual claims.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book Catholicism by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book Oxford Handbook of Mental Health Nursing by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book The Nature and Value of Knowledge by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book Blackstone's Custody Officers' Manual by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture: A Very Short Introduction by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book Islamic Finance by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book The Phenomenal and the Representational by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book Childhood and the Classics by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book Paradoxes of Peace in Nineteenth Century Europe by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book Treaty Interpretation in Investment Arbitration by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book China's Remarkable Economic Growth by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book Richard II by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book Modern China: A Very Short Introduction by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book The Fragile Brain by Jennifer McKitrick
Cover of the book The United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property by Jennifer McKitrick
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy