Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Mary Wollstonecraft, Colin McGinn and Heraclitus
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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 6. Nihilism about Objects
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Everything gives way, and nothing stands fast [Heraclitus]
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9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / e. Vague objects
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A mixed drink separates if it is not stirred [Heraclitus]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 8. Continuity of Rivers
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You can bathe in the same river twice, but not in the same river stage [Quine on Heraclitus]
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It is not possible to step twice into the same river [Heraclitus]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 10. Beginning of an Object
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Suppose a world where I'm from different gametes; add my gametes; which one is more me? [McGinn]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 12. Origin as Essential
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McGinn falsely claims necessity of origin is a special case of the necessity of identity [Forbes,G on McGinn]
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9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 13. No Identity over Time
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If flux is continuous, then lack of change can't be a property, so everything changes in every possible way [Plato on Heraclitus]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 1. Concept of Identity
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Identity propositions are not always tautological, and have a key epistemic role [McGinn]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 2. Defining Identity
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Identity is as basic as any concept could ever be [McGinn]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 4. Type Identity
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Type-identity is close similarity in qualities [McGinn]
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Qualitative identity is really numerical identity of properties [McGinn]
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Qualitative identity can be analysed into numerical identity of the type involved [McGinn]
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It is best to drop types of identity, and speak of 'identity' or 'resemblance' [McGinn]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 5. Self-Identity
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Existence is a property of all objects, but less universal than self-identity, which covers even conceivable objects [McGinn]
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Sherlock Holmes does not exist, but he is self-identical [McGinn]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects
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All identity is necessary, though identity statements can be contingently true [McGinn]
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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 8. Leibniz's Law
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Leibniz's Law says 'x = y iff for all P, Px iff Py' [McGinn]
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Leibniz's Law is so fundamental that it almost defines the concept of identity [McGinn]
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Leibniz's Law presupposes the notion of property identity [McGinn]
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