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Mind 2008 117(465):59-84; doi:10.1093/mind/fzn003
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© Manley and Wasserman 2008

On Linking Dispositions and Conditionals

David Manley and Ryan Wasserman

School of Philosophy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089 dmanley8{at}gmail.com Department of Philosophy, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225 ryan.wasserman{at}wwu.edu


  Abstract

Analyses of dispositional ascriptions in terms of conditional statements famously confront the problems of finks and masks. We argue that conditional analyses of dispositions, even those tailored to avoid.nks and masks, face five further problems. These are the problems of: (i) Achilles' heels, (ii) accidental closeness, (iii) comparatives, (iv) explaining context sensitivity, and (v) absent stimulus conditions. We conclude by offering a proposal that avoids all seven of these problems.


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