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Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 2017

Pages: 171-182

Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science

ISBN (Hardback): 9783319527666

Full citation:

Gualtiero Piccinini, "Activities are manifestations of causal powers", in: Eppur si muove, Berlin, Springer, 2017

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.

Publication details

Publisher: Springer

Place: Berlin

Year: 2017

Pages: 171-182

Series: The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science

ISBN (Hardback): 9783319527666

Full citation:

Gualtiero Piccinini, "Activities are manifestations of causal powers", in: Eppur si muove, Berlin, Springer, 2017