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The Metaphysics of Extrinsic Properties

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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 fe...
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  • 26 May 2010
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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.

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Price: $230.00
Pages: 222
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter
Publication Date: 26 May 2010
ISBN: 9783110325287
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: PHI011000 PHILOSOPHY / Logic, PHI038000 PHILOSOPHY / Language
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