Powers : a Study in Metaphysics
George Molnar came to see that the solution to a number of the problems of contemporary philosophy lay in the development of an alternative to Hume's metaphysics. In this work, which was almost completed when its author died, he developed a thorough account of causal powers and succeeded in producing something both highly focused and at the same time wide-ranging. - ;George Molnar came to see that the solution to a number of the problems of contemporary philosophy lay in the development of an alternative to Hume's metaphysics. This alternative would have real causal powers at its centre. Molna
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9780191514012, 9780191695537, 9781429470223, 0191514012, 019169553X, 1429470224
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Contents; INTRODUCTION: George Molnar and Powers; POWERS; 1. The Elements (I): Properties; 2. The Elements (II): On What There Is; 3. Directedness; 4. Independence; 5. Actuality; 6. Intrinsicality; 7. Objectivity; 8. Do Powers Need Grounds?; 9. The Ontology of Powers; 10. Non-Powers; 11. Objections Considered; 12. Powers at Work; References; Index