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1 online resource |
| Summary |
"The goal of this book is to give two arguments for the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles, the thesis that, necessarily, no two (concrete) objects differ solo numero-i.e., necessarily, no two objects differ only numerically. This is the weakest version of the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles. The book argues that there is no trivial version of the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles, since what is usually known as the trivial version of the principle is consistent with objects differing only numerically. One argument for the Identity of Indiscernibles is based on Humean considerations excluding a certain kind of necessary connection between distinct objects, and the other is based on ideas about what grounds the having of certain properties by objects. There are more restricted versions of the Identity of Indiscernibles, which state that, necessarily, no two objects can be purely qualitatively indiscernible or intrinsically purely qualitatively indiscernible. Two new arguments are presented against these versions of the principle. Thus the book contains four new arguments about the Identity of Indiscernibles: two for the weakest version of the principle, and two against two stronger versions of the principle. It is also argued that one of the former two arguments can be extended to apply to abstract objects. The book concludes that, necessarily, there are no objects, whether abstract or concrete, that differ only numerically-equivalently: necessarily, there are no objects that share all their non-trivializing properties. The book also contains an extended discussion of trivializing and non-trivializing properties"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 03, 2022) |
| Subject |
Identity (Philosophical concept)
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identity.
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Identity (Philosophical concept)
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Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology.
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Philosophy.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0191957798 |
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9780191957796 |
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9780192692344 |
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0192692348 |
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