 Bradley’s original formulation of the regress arguments can be found in chapters II and III of his Appearance and Reality (1893). Bradley starts the discussion in chapter II on “Substantive and Adjective”, by taking as an example a lump of sugar. He notes that there appears to be such a thing as a lump of sugar and this thing appears to have qualities such as whiteness, sweetness, and hardness. But—asks Bradley - what is this “thing” that bears properties? On the one hand, he thinks it is odd to assume that there is something to the lump of sugar beside its several qualities, thus implying that postulating a property-less bearer of properties is incoherent. On the other hand, he notes that the lump cannot merely be its qualities either, since the latter must somehow be united. For Bradley, unity or “coexistence” of qualities presupposes relations, which is why he next turns to examine different conceptions of relations.