Megarian Variable Actualism

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Abstract Megarian Actualism is the denial of unmanifesting powers. Aristotle called such a view ‘buffoonery’ and dispositionalists have provided compelling reasons for contrary platitude that powers need not manifest. Even so, drawing on extant treatments quantitative I’ll suggest many which feature in lawlike equations are plausibly interpreted as Megarian. This because described by best understood being directed towards all values exhaustive manifestation variables. discuss prospects generalising these characteristics to typically represented strict terms. The result will be strong basis scientifically informed plausible dispositionalist account: Variable .

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عنوان ژورنال: Synthese

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['0039-7857', '1573-0964']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-021-03257-7