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1、Powers:AStudyinMetaphysicsGeorgeMolnarcametoseethatthesolutiontoanumberoftheprob-lemsofcontemporaryphilosophylayinthedevelopmentofanalter-nativetoHume’smetaphysics.Thisalternativewouldhaverealcausalpowersatitscentre.Molnarsetaboutdevelopingathoroughaccountofpowerst
2、hatmightpersuadethosewhoremained,perhapsunknow-ingly,inthegripofHumeanassumptions.Hesucceededinproducingsomethingbothhighlyfocusedandatthesametimewide-ranging.Heshowedboththatthenotionofapowerwascentralandthatitcouldservetodispelanumberoflong-standingphilosophicalp
3、roblems.Molnar’saccountofpowersisasrealistasanythathassofarappeared.Heshowsthatdispositionsareasrealasanyotherproper-ties.Specifically,theydonotdependfortheirexistenceontheirmanifestations.Nevertheless,theyaredirectedtowardssuchmanifes-tations.Molnarthusappropriates
4、thenotionofintentionality,fromBrentano,andarguesthatitistheessentialcharacteristicofpowers.Heoffersapersuasivecasefortherebeingsomebasicandungroundedpowers,thusrulingoutthereducibilityofthedispositionaltothenon-dispositional.However,hedoesallowthattherearenon-power
5、prop-ertiesaswellaspowerproperties.Inthisrespect,hisfinalpositionisdualistic.Thisiscontemporarymetaphysicsofthehighestquality.Itisaworkthatwasalmostcompletewhenitsauthordied.Ithasbeeneditedforpublicationbyanotherspecialistinthesubject,StephenMumford,whohasalsoprovid
6、edanintroductionthatwillallownon-specialiststobecomeacquaintedwiththeissues.DavidArmstrong,oneofthegreatestlivingmetaphysiciansandpersonalfriendofGeorgeMolnar,hasprovidedaForeword.ThispageintentionallyleftblankPowersAStudyinMetaphysicsGeorgeMolnarEditedwithanIntrod
7、uctionbyStephenMumfordandaForewordbyD.M.Armstrong13GreatClarendonStreet,Oxfordox26dpOxfordUniversityPressisadepartmentoftheUniversityofOxford.ItfurtherstheUniversity’sobjectiveofexcellenceinresearch,scholarship,andeducationbypublishingworldwideinOxfordNewYorkAuckla
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