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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.

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Author:   R. Tuomela
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1978 ed.
Volume:   113
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.840kg
ISBN:  

9789027708106

ISBN 10:   902770810
Pages:   458
Publication Date:   31 December 1977
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Dispositions and Definitions.- Counterfactuals and Dispositions.- Disposition Concepts and Extensional Logic.- In Defense of Dispositions.- Dispositions Revisited.- Dispositions, Grounds, and Causes.- Some Ways of Operationally Introducing Dispositional Predicates with Regard to Scientific and Ordinary Practice.- Dispositional Explanation.- Universals and Dispositions.- Disposition.- A World of Dispositions.- Capacities and Natures.- Powers.- Notes on the Doctrine of Chances.- The Propensity Interpretation of Probability.- Dispositional Probabilities.- Propensities and Probabilities.- Subjunctives, Dispositions, and Chances.- Dispositions and Occurrences.- Dispositions, Occurrences, and Ontology.- Belief and Disposition.- Beliefs as States.- Dispositions, Realism, and Explanation.- Index of Names.

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