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Symmetries, dispositions and essences
Philosophical Studies 148 (2):295 - 305 (2010)
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Dispositional essentialists ultimately appeal to dispositional essences in order to provide (a) an explanation of the conservation of physical quantities and (b) identity conditions for fundamental physical properties. This paper aims to offer alternative suggestions based on symmetry considerations and exhibits their consequences for the thesis of dispositional essentialism.Author's Profile
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