Full Idea
The traditional concept of substance says substances bear properties which are distinct from them, and substances are capable of independent existence.
Clarification
'Substance' originates with Plato and Aristotle, and is the basis of identity
Gist of Idea
Traditional substance is separate from properties and capable of independent existence
Source
Tim Crane (Elements of Mind [2001], 2.9)
Book Reference
Crane,Tim: 'Elements of Mind' [OUP 2001], p.35
A Reaction
Put like that, it sounds ridiculous as a physical theory. It is hard to dislodge substance, though, from a priori human metaphysics.