The metaphysics of extrinsic properties /
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| Author / Creator: | HOFFMANN-KOLSS, VERA. |
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| Imprint: | Frankfurt : Ontos ; Piscataway, NJ : [distributed in] North and South America by Transaction Books, 2010. |
| Description: | 222 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Metaphysical research ; Bd.. 11 Metaphysical research ; Bd. 11. |
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| Format: | Dissertations Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8452878 |
| Summary: | This book aims to develop a philosophical theory of extrinsic properties. 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 dependency relation and the dispositional/categorical distinction, whose scope is usually restricted to intrinsic properties, can fruitfully be applied to extrinsic properties as well.</p> |
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| Physical Description: | 222 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-218) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783868380774 3868380779 |
