The Metaphysics of Powerful Qualities

This book examines the metaphysical issues regarding the powerful qualities view in all its various forms. The author also develops and defends his own version of the powerful qualities view, which he calls powerful categoricalism.

Autorentext

Vassilis Livanios is Assistant Professor at the University of Cyprus with research interests in the metaphysics of properties and laws. He is the author of Science in Metaphysics: Exploring the Metaphysics of Properties and Laws (2017).

Inhalt

1. Introduction Part 1: Powerful Qualities 2. Meet the Powerful Qualities 3. The Identity Theory 4. The Grounding View 5. The Compound View 6. The Higher Order Properties Theory and the Dual Aspect Account Part 2: Powerful Categoricalism 7. The Dualist Model of Laws and Powers 8. Powerful Categoricalism: Foundations 9. Powerful Categoricalism: Nomic relations, laws, and governance 10. Powerful Categoricalism: Defence