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Potentiality : from dispositions to modality / Barbara Vetter.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vetter, Barbara, 1982- author.
- Series:
- Oxford philosophical monographs.
- Oxford philosophical monographs
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disposition (Philosophy).
- Ontology.
- Metaphysics.
- First philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Other Title:
- From dispositions to modality
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Individual objects have potentials: paper has the potential to burn; an acorn has the potential to turn into a tree. Barbara Vetter investigates the metaphysics of such potentials, and develops a dispositionalist view of metaphysical modality which takes account of contemporary developments in metaphysics, logic, and semantics.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-102377-9
- 0-19-178271-8
- OCLC:
- 905690892
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