The Nomic Role Account of Carving Reality At the Joints |
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Authors: | Vallentyne Peter |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Philosophy, Virginia Commonwealth University, 915 W. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23284-2025, USA |
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Abstract: | Natural properties are those that carve reality at the joints. The notion of carving reality at the joints, however, is somewhat
obscure, and is often understood in terms of making for similarity, conferring causal powers, or figuring in the laws of nature.
I develop and assess an account of the third sort according to which carving reality at the joints is understood as having
the right level of determinacy relative to nomic roles. The account has the attraction of involving very weak metaphysical
presuppositions, but fails to capture several features that natural properties are presumed to have.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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