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Explaining identity and distinctnessPhilosophical Studies 177 (7): 2073-2096. 2020.This paper offers a metaphysical explanation of the identity and distinctness of concrete objects. It is tempting to try to distinguish concrete objects on the basis of their possessing different qualitative features, where qualitative features are ones that do not involve identity. Yet, this criterion for object identity faces counterexamples: distinct objects can share all of their qualitative features. This paper suggests that in order to distinguish concrete objects we need to look not only …Read more
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Metaphysics |
Logic and Philosophy of Logic |
Philosophy of Language |