Full Idea
If causation is taken to be an 'intrinsic' relation, then that c causes e will have to depend entirely on the properties of c and e, and the relations between c and e.
Gist of Idea
If causation is 'intrinsic' it depends entirely on the properties and relations of the cause and effect
Source
Stathis Psillos (Causation and Explanation [2002], §4.5.2)
Book Reference
Psillos,Stathis: 'Causation and Explanation' [Acumen 2002], p.128
A Reaction
This view would move us towards 'essentialism', that the essences of objects produce the events and the laws, rather than external imposed forces and laws.