Quidditism
Inmetaphysics,quidditismis the perspective implied by the belief thatnomologicalroles do notsuperveneoncausalproperties.[1]Quidditism endorses the existence ofquiddities(the existence of "whatness" of properties) and is typically characterized in opposition to causalessentialism.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^Lyre, Holger (2012), "Structural Invariants, Structural Kinds, Structural Laws." In: Dieks D., Gonzalez W., Hartmann S., Stöltzner M., Weber M. (eds.),Probabilities, Laws, and Structures. The Philosophy of Science in a European Perspective,vol. 3. Dordrecht: Springer, p. 178.
- ^Wang, Jennifer, "The Nature of Properties: Causal Essentialism and Quidditism",Philosophy Compass,11(3), March 2016, pp. 171–172.
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