Open AccessA new solution to the regress of pure powers
Author(s) -
Henry Taylor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.452
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-8284
pISSN - 0003-2638
DOI - 10.1093/analys/anab039
Subject(s) - argument (complex analysis) , metaphysics , philosophy , epistemology , power (physics) , ontology , chemistry , physics , thermodynamics , biochemistry
I offer a new response to the regress argument against pure powers ontologies. This involves rejecting an overlooked premiss, which is that a power’s manifestation is exhaustively accounted for by the powers involved in it. Rejection of this premiss not only answers the regress argument, but also brings with it wider metaphysical consequences, including a shift away from one-category ontologies.
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