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| Indiscernibility: Indiscernibility in philosophy is the principle that no two distinct things can have exactly the same properties. It is also known as Leibniz's Law. See also Identity, Descriptions, Description dependence, Context, Intensions, Intensionality, Leibniz' Law._____________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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Robert Stalnaker on Indiscernibility - Dictionary of Arguments
I 156 Indistinguishability/Stalnaker: essential indistinguishability is a valid principle, when the equal sign is interpreted weaker. Identity and difference are less fragile terms. >Equal sign, >Equality, >Identity, >Distinctions, >Leibniz principle._____________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. |
Stalnaker I R. Stalnaker Ways a World may be Oxford New York 2003 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18