Single Idea 14261

[catalogued under 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 4. Ontological Dependence]

Full Idea

An object 'weakly' depends upon another if it is ineliminably involved in one of its definitions; and it 'strongly' depends upon the other if it is ineliminably involved in all of its definitions.

Gist of Idea

There is 'weak' dependence in one definition, and 'strong' dependence in all the definitions

Source

Kit Fine (Ontological Dependence [1995], III)

Book Reference

-: 'Aristotelian Society' [], p.285


A Reaction

It is important to remember that a definition can be very long, and not just what might go into a dictionary.

Related Idea

Idea 14260 An object only essentially has a property if that property follows from every definition of the object [Fine,K]