Lexicon of Arguments

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I 177ff
Relation/Esfeld: a relation does not need a non-relational explanation reason (unlike dispositions that need a non-dispositional explanation reason).
>Dispositions, >Explanation, >Foundation.
I 298ff
External relations/Lewis: e.g. suppose we say "equal charge"/"unequal charge" (external) instead of positive/negative (intrinsic): equal charge/unequal charge does not supervene on positive/negative. Equal charge/unequal charge has no distinguishing properties.
>Supervenience.
For example, if there are three spheres that can have two different colors, at least two must be the same: so there are external relations that are spatiotemporal.
>Entanglement, >Quantum mechanics.
External relation: conditions: an external relation must a) not supervene on non-relational properties (e.g. mass) and b) must supervene on the nature of the composite.
I 299ff
Relations: relations are independent of the state: two things are always in a space-time relation. Entanglement: entanglement is state-dependent, whether two things are intertwined: therefore it is questionable whether it is an external relation; this is not a question of the nature of the terms.

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