The Metaphysics of Extrinsic Properties

By Vera Hoffmann-Kolss

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110325284
• ISBN13: 9783110325287
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary