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edocfu_9958354013102883
Umfang:
1 online resource(222p.) :
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illustrations.
Ausgabe:
Electronic reproduction. Berlin/Boston : De Gruyter, 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9783110326147
Serie:
Metaphysical Research; 11
Inhalt:
This book aims to develop a philosophical theory of extrinsic properties – of properties whose instantiation by an object does not only depend on what the object itself is like, but also on features of its environment. Various accounts of the intrinsic/extrinsic distinction are analysed in detail, and it is argued that the most promising approach to defining this distinction is to consider extrinsic properties as a particular type of relational property. Moreover, it is shown that two key notions in the metaphysics of properties, the supervenience relation and the dispositional/categorical distinction, whose scope is usually restricted to intrinsic properties, can fruitfully be applied to extrinsic properties as well.
Anmerkung:
Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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PREFACE --
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1. Introduction: An Intuitive Definition --
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2. Ontological Background --
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3. Defining Intrinsic and Extrinsic Properties --
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4. Haecceitistic Properties --
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5. General Features of the Intrinsic/ Extrinsic Distinction --
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6. Defining Intrinsic and Extrinsic Relations --
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1. Introduction: Extrinsic Properties and the Multi-Layered Picture of the World --
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2. Supervenience of Extrinsic Properties --
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3. Extrinsic Dispositions --
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Final Remarks --
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Bibliography --
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Index.
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Also available in print edition.
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In English.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783110325287
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783110326154
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1515/9783110326147
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110326147
