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Property: what can be ascribed to an object in order to distinguish it from other objects. In philosophy, there is debate about whether properties exist or whether "bare particulars" exist. Expressions for properties are predicates. Not every predicate will refer to a property. See also quantification over properties, 2nd order logic, HOL, completeness._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.
Author
Concept
Summary/Quotes
Sources
Arthur C. Danto on Properties - Dictionary of Arguments
I 219f
Newton: the "world" is featureless
>World, >World/Thinking.
I 220
Subject/Descartes: material things are simply extended, empty geometry.
>Objects, >Matter, >Geometry.
Newton: They act in colors and sounds and others, but they are not characterized or imbued with this! Therefore, there are only two substances, the thinking and the extensive.
>res extensa, >res cogitans.
I 220
Features/Descartes: A thing can not have properties which it wins or loses when these properties are meant to be its own properties. (E.g. beeswax). Instead, we should talk about the changing of properties.
>Change, >Process, >R. Descartes._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals
indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate
the page number. The corresponding books
are indicated on the right hand side.
((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.
Danto I
A. C. Danto
Connections to the World - The Basic Concepts of Philosophy, New York 1989
German Edition:
Wege zur Welt München 1999
Danto III
Arthur C. Danto
Nietzsche as Philosopher: An Original Study, New York 1965
German Edition:
Nietzsche als Philosoph München 1998
Danto VII
A. C. Danto
The Philosophical Disenfranchisement of Art (Columbia Classics in Philosophy) New York 2005