1st Edition
The Metaphysics of Powerful Qualities Powerful Categoricalism and the Laws of Nature
1. Introduction
Part 1: Powerful Qualities
2. Meet the Powerful Qualities
3. The Identity Theory
4. The Grounding View
5. The Compound View
6. The Higher-Order Properties Theory and the Dual Aspect Account
Part 2: Powerful Categoricalism
7. The Dualist Model of Laws and Powers
8. Powerful Categoricalism: Foundations
9. Powerful Categoricalism: Nomic Relations, Laws, and Governance
10. Powerful Categoricalism: Α Defence
Biography
Vassilis Livanios is Assistant Professor at the University of Cyprus with research interests in the metaphysics of properties and laws. He is the author of Science in Metaphysics: Exploring the Metaphysics of Properties and Laws (2017).
“[The] book is a valuable contribution to recent attempts to formulate a compelling alternative to Martin and Heil’s identity theory and, so, to make good on the attractions of the powerful qualities view. The book is rich with ideas and arguments that will be of interest to anyone already familiar with this project, while also providing an excellent introduction to the project for anyone new to it.”
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
