Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 413 g
Reihe: Metaphysical Research
Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 222 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 413 g
Reihe: Metaphysical Research
ISBN: 978-3-11-032528-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
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.
