I dunno, DM. Don't all ontologies have qualities? That seems obvious. But an ontology OF quality, I do find interesting. That's why I appreciate the MoQ.
As for Heil's postivite ontology, I find it lacking. "For Heil, properties are powers (or dispositions). Properties are distinguished by their contribution to the causal powers of their possessors. There are many potential advantages for this approach in constructing a realist account of ontology and causation." That move of has been tried and rejected. Heil adds nothing new. Reaching for Realism is driven by the urge to placate scientism. Period. Glad to discuss it with you, if you'd like. John C. On 7/9/15, David Morey <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi MOQers > > An ontology with qualities, could be interesting: > > http://guidetoreality.blogspot.co.uk/2009/03/john-heil-gets-very-close.html > > All the best > David Morey > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html > -- "finite players play within boundaries. Infinite players play *with* boundaries." Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
