The Problem of Extension in Natural Philosophy

Philosophia Naturalis 45 (2):211-235 (2008)
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An overview of the problem of constructing extension combinatorially from qualities cum dispositional powers. In the model recommended here, Grassmann's algebra provides the combinatorial structure while Machian elements give the content.

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10.3196/003180209789471236

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