
The Metaphysics of Extrinsic Properties
Vera Hoffmann-Kolss(Author)
editiones scholasticae (Publisher)
Published on 7. June 2010
Book
Hardback
222 pages
978-3-86838-077-4 (ISBN)
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Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
Heusenstamm
Germany
Target group
College/higher education
Philosophen, Ontologen
Dimensions
Height: 150 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
498 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-86838-077-4 (9783868380774)
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Vera Hoffmann-Kolss obtained her PhD in Philosophy at the University of Bonn in 2008. She is research associate at the Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabrueck. Her main areas of research are metaphysics and the philosophy of mind.