Dispositionalism
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tendency to prefer dispositional attribution rather than situational attribution. uncountable
"My own use of this fundamental principle will be relatively modest: I am not attempting to argue for physicalism over dispositionalism or other alternatives, but only to show that if one is to be a color physicalist, one should tie colors to events."
Example
More examples"My own use of this fundamental principle will be relatively modest: I am not attempting to argue for physicalism over dispositionalism or other alternatives, but only to show that if one is to be a color physicalist, one should tie colors to events."
Etymology
From dispositional + -ism.
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