The metaphysics of extrinsic properties /:

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, a...

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1. Verfasser: Hoffmann-Kolss, Vera
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Frankfurt : Ontos Verlag, 2010.
Schriftenreihe:Metaphysical research ; Bd. 11.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783110326147
3110326140
3868380779
9783868380774
3110325284
9783110325287

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