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| Property: what can be ascribed to an object in order to distinguish it from other objects. In philosophy, there is debate about whether properties exist or whether "bare particulars" exist. Expressions for properties are predicates. Not every predicate will refer to a property. See also quantification over properties, 2nd order logic, HOL, completeness._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Sydney Shoemaker on Properties - Dictionary of Arguments
Armstrong III 161 Properties/Shoemaker: thesis: what makes a property be a property is their ability to contribute to the causal powers of the things that have this property. >Causality, >Effect, >Forces. The connection between a property and possible effects is a necessary one. >Causal relation, >Dependence, >Causal dependence. That is epistemically justified: they are known only by their effects. BoydVsShoemaker: identity of the properties not only by its effects, but also by their causes. >Causes, >Causation. Armstrong: all properties are nomically connected with other properties. >Properties/Armstrong. Armstrong: Inactive properties are also properties. - - - Armstrong II 85 Properties/Shoemaker: e.g. that my ballpoint pen is no longer 50 miles south of something is no real change of the properties, or e.g. to be the property so that Ford is president, is not a real change if Ford is no longer President. cf. >Properties/Chisholm, >Ontology/Chisholm. - - - Armstrong III 8 Armstrong/Place/Martin: all authors per objective properties "in the" object. - - - I Stalnaker 92 Properties/Shoemaker/Stalnaker: thesis: all properties are causal powers. - Then the causal laws of the properties are essential. >Causal laws._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Shoemaker I S. Shoemaker Identity, Cause, and Mind: Philosophical Essays Expanded Edition 2003 Armstrong I David M. Armstrong Meaning and Communication, The Philosophical Review 80, 1971, pp. 427-447 In Handlung, Kommunikation, Bedeutung, Georg Meggle, Frankfurt/M. 1979 Armstrong II (a) David M. Armstrong Dispositions as Categorical States In Dispositions, Tim Crane, London New York 1996 Armstrong II (b) David M. Armstrong Place’ s and Armstrong’ s Views Compared and Contrasted In Dispositions, Tim Crane, London New York 1996 Armstrong II (c) David M. Armstrong Reply to Martin In Dispositions, Tim Crane, London New York 1996 Armstrong II (d) David M. Armstrong Second Reply to Martin London New York 1996 Armstrong III D. Armstrong What is a Law of Nature? Cambridge 1983 Armstrong I David M. Armstrong Meaning and Communication, The Philosophical Review 80, 1971, pp. 427-447 In Handlung, Kommunikation, Bedeutung, Georg Meggle, Frankfurt/M. 1979 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-16