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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Activities are manifestations of causal powers

Gualtiero Piccinini

pp. 171-182

Abstract

I reduce activities to properties, where properties include causal powers. Activities are manifestations of causal powers. Activities occur when an entity's causal powers encounter partners for their manifestation. Given this reduction of activities to (manifestations of) properties, entities and properties (and their organization) are all we need for an ontology of mechanisms.

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Adams Marcus P, Biener Zvi, Feest Uljana, Sullivan Jacqueline A. (2017) Eppur si muove: doing history and philosophy of science with Peter Machamer. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 171-182

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-52768-0_12

Full citation:

Piccinini Gualtiero (2017) „Activities are manifestations of causal powers“, In: M.P. Adams, Z. Biener, U. Feest & J. Sullivan (eds.), Eppur si muove, Dordrecht, Springer, 171–182.