Single Idea 6044

[catalogued under 9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 4. Type Identity]

Full Idea

A statement of so-called qualitative identity is really a statement of numerical identity (that is, identity tout court) about the properties of the objects in question - assuming that there are genuine universals.

Clarification

'Tout court' (Fr) means simply or briefly

Gist of Idea

Qualitative identity is really numerical identity of properties

Source

Colin McGinn (Logical Properties [2000], Ch.1)

Book Reference

McGinn,Colin: 'Logical Properties' [OUP 2003], p.2


A Reaction

We might agree that two cars are type-identical, even though (under the microscope) we decided that none of their properties were absolutely identical.