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Metaphysics

view that fundamental natural properties have causal powers essentially, so the laws of nature flow from the dispositional natures of properties.

In metaphysics, dispositional essentialism refers to view that fundamental natural properties have causal powers essentially, so the laws of nature flow from the dispositional natures of properties. This meaning comes from Ellis (1994) in Australasian Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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References

Ellis, B., & Lierse, C. (1994). Dispositional essentialism. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 72(1), 27-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/00048409412345861

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