Identity and Indiscernibility

Katherine Jane Hawley

doi:10.1093/mind/fzn153

Identity and Indiscernibility

Katherine Jane Hawley

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Abstract

Putative counterexamples to the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles (PII) are notoriously inconclusive. I establish ground rules for debate in this area, offer a new response to such counterexamples for friends of the PII, but then argue that no response is entirely satisfactory. Finally, I undermine some positive arguments for PII.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	101-119
Number of pages	19
Journal	Mind
Volume	118
Issue number	469
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/mind/fzn153
Publication status	Published - Jan 2009

Keywords

QUANTITATIVE PARSIMONY
NEUTRAL RELATIONS
PERSISTENCE
THISNESS
PARTS

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