Single Idea 15481

[catalogued under 9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 7. Substratum]

Full Idea

I favour the old idea of substratum: the haver of properties not itself had as a property. Space-time might itself be the bearer of properties, not itself borne as a property.

Gist of Idea

I favour the idea of a substratum for properties; spacetime seems to be just a bearer of properties

Source

C.B. Martin (The Mind in Nature [2008], 04.6)

Book Reference

Martin,C.B.: 'The Mind in Nature' [OUP 2008], p.44


A Reaction

A very nice idea. The choice is between saying either that fundamentals like space-time and physical fields are the propertyless bearers of properties, or that they purely consist of properties (so properties are fundamental, not substrata).

Related Idea

Idea 15482 We can't think of space-time as empty and propertyless, and it seems to be a substratum [Martin,CB]