UID:
almafu_9959233282802883
Format:
1 online resource (226 p.)
ISBN:
3-11-032614-0
Series Statement:
Metaphysical Research ; 11
Content:
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 dis
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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pt. 1. The intrinsic/extrinsic distinction -- pt. 2. Extrinsic properties in the framework of physicalism.
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Issued also in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-11-032528-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-299-72276-8
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110326147
