Episode 6: "Conceptualizing causal powers: activity, capacity, essence, necessitation", Ruth Groff

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14/07/2021 10 min
Episode 6: "Conceptualizing causal powers: activity, capacity, essence, necessitation", Ruth Groff

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The focus of this episode is Ruth Groff’s article: “Conceptualizing causal powers: activity, capacity, essence, necessitation”. Published in Synthese in 2021 as part of the topical collection “New Foundations of Dispositionalism,” edited by Andrea Raimondi and Lorenzo Azzano. Link to the paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-021-03229-xSupport the show

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