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The Metaphysics of Extrinsic Properties Metaphysics of Extrinsic Properties

:	Vera Hoffmann-Kolss
:	The Metaphysics of Extrinsic Properties Metaphysics of Extrinsic Properties
:	Walter de Gruyter GmbH& Co.KG
:	9783110326147
:	Metaphysical ResearchISSN
:	1
:	CHF 137.50
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:	20. und 21. Jahrhundert
:	English

:	222
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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.

	PREFACE	11
	PART I: THE INTRINSIC/EXTRINSIC DISTINCTION	15
	1 Introduction: An Intuitive Definition	15
	2 Ontological Background	19
	2.1 Properties and Relations	19
	2.2 Individuals	27
	3 Defining Intrinsic and Extrinsic Properties	35
	3.1 Early Accounts of the Distinction	35
	3.2 Modal Accounts	40
	3.2.1 Lewis’s Initial Account	40
	3.2.2 Langton and Lewis’s Account	43
	3.2.3 Problems Encountered by Langton and Lewis’s Account	48
	3.2.3.1 The Problem of Border-Sensitive Properties	48
	3.2.3.2 The Problem of Disjunctive Properties	50
	3.2.4 Vallentyne’s Account	57
	3.2.5 Yablo’s Account	63
	3.3 Combinatorial Accounts	66
	3.3.1 Weatherson’s Account	66
	3.3.2 Denby’s Account18	74
	3.4 Relational Accounts	84
	3.4.1 The Basic Idea	84
	3.4.2 Francescotti’s Account	92
	3.4.3 A Modified Relational Account	97
	4 Haecceitistic Properties	105
	5 General Features of the Intrinsic/Extrinsic Distinction	113
	5.1 A Local and a Global Version	113
	5.2 Mere Cambridge Properties	117
	6 Defining Intrinsic and Extrinsic Relations	129
	PART II: EXTRINSIC PROPERTIES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF PHYSICALISM	139
	1 Introduction: Extrinsic Properties and the Multi-Layered Picture of the World	139
	2 Supervenience of Extrinsic Properties	145
	2.1 The Standard Notions of Supervenience	145
	2.1.1 The Notions of Weak, Strong and Global Supervenience	145
	2.1.2 Problems Encountered by the Standard Notions	151
	2.1.2.1 The Problem of Cross-World Variation	151
	2.1.2.2 The Problem of Intra-World Variation	153
	2.1.2.3 The Problem of Extrinsic Higher-Level Properties	154
	2.2 Non-Standard Notions of Supervenience	162
	2.2.1 A Combined Notion	162
	2.2.2 Weak, Intermediate and Strong Global Supervenience	165
	2.3 Notions of Supervenience Based on Criteria of Relevance	175
	2.3.1 Regional Supervenience	175
	2.3.2 Property-Dependent Supervenience	178
	3 Extrinsic Dispositions	191
	3.1 The Debate on Dispositions	191
	3.2 Arguments for the Intrinsicness of Dispositions	197
	3.2.1 Armstrong’s Argument	197
	3.2.2 Lewis’s Argument	200
	3.2.3 Molnar’s Argument	202
	3.3 Examples of Extrinsic Dispositions	205
	3.4 Implications	208
	FINAL REMARKS	211
	BIBLIOGRAPHY	213
	INDEX	223
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