Journal article
Is identity non-contingent?
- Abstract:
- I present a novel argument against the non-contingency of identity. I first argue that the necessity of distinctness is intimately connected with numerous paradoxes of recombination. In particular, I argue that those who reject the necessity of distinctness have natural solutions to various paradoxes of recombination which have plagued the metaphysics of modality. Moreover, I argue that adding the necessity of distinctness to modest, paradox-free assumptions is sufficient to reinstate the paradoxes. Given that identity is non-contingent only if distinctness is necessary, I suggest this constitutes new evidence against the non-contingency of identity.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1111/phpr.12839
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- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Journal:
- Philosophy and Phenomenological Research More from this journal
- Volume:
- 106
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 3-34
- Publication date:
- 2021-10-13
- Acceptance date:
- 2021-10-10
- DOI:
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1933-1592
- ISSN:
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0031-8205
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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1205640
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pubs:1205640
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2021-10-26
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- Philosophy and Phenomenological Research LLC
- Copyright date:
- 2021
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- © 2021 Philosophy and Phenomenological Research LLC
- Notes:
- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Wiley at: https://doi.org/10.1111/phpr.12839
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