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Single Idea 4544

[from 'The Will to Power (notebooks)' by Friedrich Nietzsche, in 8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 5. Powers and Properties ]

Full Idea

The properties of a thing are effects on other 'things'; if one removes other 'things', then a thing has no properties.

Gist of Idea

A thing has no properties if it has no effect on other 'things'

Source

Friedrich Nietzsche (The Will to Power (notebooks) [1888], §557)

Book Reference

Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'The Will to Power', ed/tr. Kaufmann,W /Hollingdate,R [Vintage 1968], p.302


A Reaction

This is a causal theory of properties. A counterexample is a potential property, like a bomb which never explodes.