Power enthusiasts are engaged in two projects: (1) developing a decent metaphysical account of powers, and (2) applying that account in order to make progress on various other philosophical issues, ranging from narrowly related topics such as causality to further removed ones such as free will, reasoning, or perception. I argue that an intermediate step may be taken, one that explores ‘varieties of power’ while still staying within the realm of (1), of ‘pure’ powers metaphysics. Taking this intermediate step provides a much more interesting basis for those involved in project (2), ‘applied’ powers metaphysics. I articulate four such varieties of power by exploring various dimensions in which the explanatory profile of a power can be extended. I then briefly survey how these relate to various further metaphysical issues.

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权力爱好者从事两个项目：(1) 对权力进行体面的形而上学解释，以及 (2) 应用该解释以在各种其他哲学问题上取得进展，从狭义相关的主题（如因果关系）到进一步删除的主题，如作为自由意志、推理或感知。我认为可以采取中间步骤，探索“权力的多样性”，同时仍停留在（1）“纯粹”权力形而上学的领域内。采取这个中间步骤为参与项目（2）“应用的”形而上学的人提供了一个更有趣的基础。我通过探索可以扩展权力的解释性特征的各种维度来阐明四种这样的权力。然后，我简要调查了这些与各种进一步的形而上学问题的关系。