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Ideas for Stephen Hetherington, Paul Ricoeur and Paul Benacerraf

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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

9905	Identity statements make sense only if there are possible individuating conditions [Benacerraf]
	Full Idea: Identity statements make sense only in contexts where there exist possible individuating conditions.
	From: Paul Benacerraf (What Numbers Could Not Be [1965], III)
	A reaction: He is objecting to bizarre identifications involving numbers. An identity statement may be bizarre even if we can clearly individuate the two candidates. Winston Churchill is a Mars Bar. Identifying George Orwell with Eric Blair doesn't need a 'respect'.