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    It is not the case that A causal basis for a disposition D is a property or property-complex P such that, given the laws of nature, whenever an object x has P and undergoes the characteristic stimulus of D, it is causally necessary that x exhibits the characteristic manifestation of D.

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    • 1.Probabilistic causation (Suppes, Cartwright) allows causes to raise the probability of effects without making them causally necessary.
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    • 2.Many dispositions in quantum mechanics (e.g., radioactive decay) have bases that produce manifestations only with some probability, not necessity.
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    • 3.Therefore, causal necessity is too strong a requirement for a causal basis, excluding well-established physical dispositions.
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    • 1.Martin and Heil's reciprocal disposition partner view entails that manifestations require mutual contribution from both stimulus and disposition bearer.
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    • 2.If the manifestation depends irreducibly on the reciprocal interplay of multiple disposition partners, no single property P in the bearer can be the causally sufficient basis alone.
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    • 3.Thus the claim's demand for a property-complex P in x sufficient for the manifestation mislocates causal sufficiency by ignoring the relational, partner-dependent structure of causal production.
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    • 1.PPJ entails an account of causal basis in terms of causally operative sufficient conditions.
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    • 2.A condition is causally operative sufficient for some effect only if, given the laws of nature, whenever the condition is present it is causally necessary that the effect occurs.
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