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How powers emerge from relations
pp. 187-204
Abstract
I shall explore in this article the metaphysical possibility of powers' strongly emerging from relations. After having provided a definition of emergent powers that is also based on the distinction between the possession and the activation of a power, I shall introduce different sorts of Relations that Ground Emergence, both external and internal. Later on, I shall discuss some examples of powers that are grounded on their instantiation. Finally, I shall examine the consequences of accepting such relations within a physicalistic ontology and I shall defend them against two objections based on the notion of bruteness.
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(2016) Axiomathes 26 (2).
Pages: 187-204
Full citation:
Paolini Paoletti Michele (2016) „How powers emerge from relations“. Axiomathes 26 (2), 187–204.