 But suppose this being-of-that-ness that R has is external to R. What is that property? It cannot be anything distinct from (the nature of) the object of awareness o; if it were, then another regress argument could be run. So, let’s suppose this being-of-that-ness which R has is identical to o. The question, again, is this: How is this being-of-that-ness related to R? If it is not related by a self-linking relation, an infinite regress will be unavoidable. If it is related by a self-linking relation, then the object o will be part of the nature of R, which in turn is part of the nature of the awareness-episode e. Thus, the problem of idealism will arise again.