 Bradley’s “real” relations might sound like internal relations to a contemporary ear. Internal relations, following Armstrong (1989: 43) and Lewis (1986: 62), are often characterized as relations that supervene on the intrinsic properties of their relata and that present no ontological addition. Common examples of such relations are taller than, being the same shade of blue, having the same mass. In contrast, external relations are frequently understood as relations the holding of which does not depend on the intrinsic features of particulars that they relate; they present a genuine ontological addition (for different ways of understanding the internal/external discussion see section 1 of SEP entry on Relations). Frequently cited examples of external relations are spatio-temporal relations such as being 2 feet apart, etc. Thus, in the contemporary debate, the question concerning whether or not relations exist turns on the question of whether or not external relations exist (internal ones are considered an “ontological free lunch”). But for Bradley, it is the other way around: according to him, the only relations that stand a chance at being “real” are the ones that are ontologically founded in the terms, the internal ones. The peculiar way that such relations are founded in their terms for Bradley, becomes central for the second regress, which we find in chapter III of Appearance and Reality.