Concept

Intrinsic and extrinsic properties (philosophy)

Overview

property that a thing has of itself

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Related ideas

• Philosophy
• Immanuel Kant
• Physical object
• Mass
• Ontology
• David Lewis (philosopher)
• Property (philosophy)
• Existence

Opposing perspectives

• Deontology
• Utilitarianism
• Intrinsic value (ethics)
• Morality
• Consequentialism
• Ethics

Place in the tradition

Part of Philosophy of mathematics.

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