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Three theses about dispositions
American Philosophical Quarterly 19 (3):251-257 (1982)
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I. Causal Thesis: Dispositions have a causal basis. II. Distinctness Thesis: Dispositions are distinct from their causal basis. III. Impotence Thesis: Dispositions are not causally active.Author's Profile
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