Abstract
In this paper I will first consider Bird's cases against the conditional analysis of dispositions and defend them from Gundersen's objection. This does not mean that I believe that Bird's cases are successful. To the contrary, I take it that we can save the conditional analysis from Bird's cases by taking Lewis's two-step approach to dispositions. However, I will go on to argue that if Bird's cases are supplemented with the assumption that dispositions are intrinsic matter, they are able to do what they are intended to do.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 573-580 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Australasian Journal of Philosophy |
Volume | 81 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2003 |