Events and the regress of pure powers: Reply to Taylor

Analysis 82 (4):647-654 (2022)
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Abstract

Taylor has recently argued that adopting either the standard Kimian or Davidsonian approaches to the metaphysics of events quite directly solves the regress of pure powers. I argue, though, that on closer inspection Taylor’s proposal does not succeed, given either the Kimian or the Davidsonian account of events.

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Ashley Coates
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