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


Activities are manifestations of causal powers
pp. 171-182
in: Marcus P. Adams, Zvi Biener, Uljana Feest, Jacqueline A. Sullivan (eds), Eppur si muove, Berlin, Springer, 2017Abstract
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:
, "Activities are manifestations of causal powers", in: Eppur si muove, Berlin, Springer, 2017