internal relation

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noun

Philosophy.

1. a relation between two entities such that if they had not been in this relation the nature of each would necessarily have been different.

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Etymology

Origin of internal relation

First recorded in 1880–85

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internal relation

There exist sciences which do not deal with the description or explanation of phenomena at all, but with the internal relation and connection, the interpretation and appreciation of purpose.

From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various

It is, therefore, in some internal relation, that the property consists; that is, in some influence, which the external relations of the object have on the mind and actions.

From A Treatise of Human Nature by Hume, David

If he did not, the question still remains, what is the internal relation between these two genuine Rhetorics?

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

The Messianic character of the prophecy being thus established, it will be impossible to misunderstand the internal relation between the star of Balaam and the star of the wise men from the East.

From Christology of the Old Testament: And a Commentary on the Messianic Predictions, Vol. 1 by Hengstenberg, Ernst Wilhelm

And so long as he can keep himself clear of the "external relation," to use Mr. Herbert Spencer's phraseology, he has much less difficulty with the "internal relation."

From Natural Law in the Spiritual World by Drummond, Henry