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Dispositions

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Editors:
  1. Raimo Tuomela

    1. University of Helsinki, Finland

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 113)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Dispositions and Definitions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Dispositions and Definitions

      • Rudolf Carnap
      Pages 3-16

    3. Counterfactuals and Dispositions

      • Nelson Goodman
      Pages 17-26

    4. Disposition Concepts and Extensional Logic

      • Arthur Pap
      Pages 27-54

    5. In Defense of Dispositions

      • D. Hugh Mellor
      Pages 55-76

    6. Dispositions Revisited

      • William W. Rozeboom
      Pages 77-97

    7. Dispositions, Grounds, and Causes

      • J. L. Mackie
      Pages 99-107

    8. Some Ways of Operationally Introducing Dispositional Predicates with Regard to Scientific and Ordinary Practice

      • Wilhelm K. Essler, Rainer Trapp
      Pages 109-134

  3. Dispositions, Explanation, and Ontology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
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    2. Dispositional Explanation

      • Carl G. Hempel
      Pages 137-146

    3. Universals and Dispositions

      • Karl Popper
      Pages 147-153

    4. Disposition

      • Willard V. O. Quine
      Pages 155-161

    5. A World of Dispositions

      • James H. Fetzer
      Pages 163-187

    6. Capacities and Natures

      • Milton Fisk
      Pages 189-210

    7. Powers

      • Rom Harré
      Pages 211-233

  4. Probabilistic Dispositions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 235-235
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    2. Notes on the Doctrine of Chances

      • Charles S. Peirce
      Pages 237-245

    3. The Propensity Interpretation of Probability

      • Karl R. Popper
      Pages 247-265

    4. Dispositional Probabilities

      • James H. Fetzer
      Pages 267-276
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About this book

This anthology consists of a collection of papers on the nature of dis­ positions and the role of disposition concepts in scientific theories. I have tried to make the collection as representative as possible, except that problems specifically connected with dispositions in various special sciences are relatively little discussed. Most of these articles have been previously published. The papers by Mackie, Essler and Trapp, Fetzer (in Section 11), Levi, and Tuomela appear here for the first time, and are simultaneously published in Synthese 34, No. 4, which is a special issue on dispositions. Of the previously published material it should be emphasized that the papers by Hempel and Fisk have been extensively revised specially for this anthology. The papers are grouped in four sections, partlyon the basis of their content. However, due to the complexity of the issues involved, there is considerable overlap in content between the different sections, especially between Sections land 11. I wish to thank Professors James Fetzer and Carl G. Hempel for helpful advicc in compiling this anthology.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Helsinki, Finland

    Raimo Tuomela

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dispositions

  • Editors: Raimo Tuomela

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1282-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1978

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-0810-6Published: 31 December 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8347-0Published: 25 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-1282-8Published: 17 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 458

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science

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