Causal nominalism

In Toby Handfield, Dispositions and causes. New York : Oxford University Press,: Clarendon Press ; (2009)
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The causal theory of properties is standardly combined with a realist's ontology of universals or tropes. In this paper, I consider an uncharted alternative – a nominalist causal theory of properties. I discuss advantages and disadvantages of the resulting theory of properties, and explore the Rylean understanding of causal powers that emerges.

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