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Vetter, Barbara (2015). Potentiality From Dispositions to Modality. Oxford: Oxford University Press 1. ModalityThe two familiar modalities: necessity (□) and possibility (◇)Modal phenomena: (1) laws of nature, (2) essences, (3) the counterfactual conditional, (4) causation, and (5) dispositions 2. Reductive vs. Non-reductive approaches ① A reductive approach: describe all of these phenomena in a..

Vetter, Barbara (2015). Potentiality From Dispositions to Modality. Oxford: Oxford University Press 1. The Variety of Potentiality: ① Potentiality classified as an ability: the ability to read English ② Potentiality not classified as an ability: the paper’s potential to burn ③ Dispositions: the vase’s fragility, a person’s irascibility, and an atom’s disposition to decay Potentials are often asc..