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    A powers-based account satisfies Asymmetry, Irreflexivity... — Carmelics
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    A powers-based account satisfies Asymmetry, Irreflexivity, and Transitivity

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    • 1.Asymmetry, Irreflexivity, and Transitivity are features of the proper subset relation between powers
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    • 2.A powers-based account defines determination in terms of proper subset relations between powers
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    • 1.Powers individuated by their manifestations face a circularity problem: two distinct determinates can share identical power sets if manifestations overlap.
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    • 2.If distinct determinates share identical power sets, the proper subset relation fails to distinguish them, violating the asymmetry requirement for determination.
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    • 1.Bird and Molnar's mutual manifestation problem shows powers are individuated relationally, making subset relations between power sets unstable across possible contexts.
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    • 2.Transitivity of determination requires that power subset relations compose determinately across determinable levels, but relational individuation undermines stable composition.
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    In addition to Non-conjunctive specification and Non-disjunctive specification, a powers-based account of determination neatly accommodates most standard features of determination. Causal compatibility is accommodated, since every power of a determinable instance is token-identical with a power of an associated determinate. A powers-based account also satisfies Asymmetry, Irreflexivity, and Transitivity, which are inherited as features of the proper subset relation between powers. Determinable i
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