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| Identification: A) Identification is the equivalence of two characterizations of an object in which new properties may be attributed to the object. B) Identification is the discovery that an object is a particular element from a set of objects. In this case, the number of initially assumed properties of the object may be reduced. See also specification, background, information._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Chr. Peacocke on Identification - Dictionary of Arguments
I 173 Demonstratives/Identification/Evans/Peacocke: Liberal theory/Peacocke: general capacity for localization. Evans: plus current localization. >Identification/Evans, >Spatial localization. Peacocke: then it is not possible that a lost person can have thoughts about seen objects. >Thoughts, >Thinking, >Knowledge, >Self-knowledge, >Self-identification. Cognitive Map/Memory images/Recognition/Peacocke: not causal but really demonstrative. >Recognition, >Memory. I 172 E.g. a lost person is thinking: here is a glass. Peacocke: that is still a statement about a place in the public space. >Space, >Predication, >Attribution._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Peacocke I Chr. R. Peacocke Sense and Content Oxford 1983 Peacocke II Christopher Peacocke "Truth Definitions and Actual Languges" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, Oxford 1976 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19