Single Idea 14093

[catalogued under 8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties]

Full Idea

One intuitive gloss on 'intrinsic' property is that a property is intrinsic iff whether or not a thing has it depends entirely on how things stand with it and its parts, and not on its relation to some distinct thing.

Gist of Idea

An 'intrinsic' property is one that depends on a thing and its parts, and not on its relations

Source

Gideon Rosen (Metaphysical Dependence [2010], 02)

Book Reference

'Modality', ed/tr. Hale,B/Hoffman,A [OUP 2010], p.112


A Reaction

He offers this as a useful reward for reviving 'depends on' in metaphysical talk. The problem here would be to explain the 'thing' and its 'parts' without mentioning the target property. The thing certainly can't be a bundle of tropes.