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

"Causal," denoting a more internal relation, as if the outgoing of some agency or property, as follows:-- § 83.

From Greek in a Nutshell by Strong, James

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

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

Thus it must fare between the poor and the rich in the province deemed aristocratic, which in its internal relation is the very reverse of that character.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund