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Single Idea 16450
[filed under theme 10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / d. Haecceitism
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Full Idea
The anti-haecceitist strategy holds that a purely qualitative characterisation of a possible world would be a complete characterisation; there is, on this view, nothing to being a particular individual other than meeting certain qualitative conditions.
Gist of Idea
Anti-haecceitism says there is no more to an individual than meeting some qualitative conditions
Source
Robert C. Stalnaker (Mere Possibilities [2012], 3)
Book Ref
Stalnaker,Robert C.: 'Mere Possibilities' [Princeton 2012], p.52
A Reaction
Not quite the same as the bundle theory of objects, which says the objects are the qualities. This is about individuation, not about ontology (I think). I don't like anti-haecceitism, but I also don't like haecceitism. Hmm.
The
16 ideas
with the same theme
[indistinguishable worlds might still have different objects]:
13085
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Leibniz is some form of haecceitist
[Leibniz, by Cover/O'Leary-Hawthorne]
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12869
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Two objects may only differ in being different
[Wittgenstein]
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16451
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Adams says anti-haecceitism reduces all thisness to suchness
[Adams,RM, by Stalnaker]
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11901
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Haecceitism may or may not involve some logical connection to essence
[Adams,RM, by Mackie,P]
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14512
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Moderate Haecceitism says transworld identities are primitive, but connected to qualities
[Adams,RM]
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11990
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'Haecceitism' says that sameness or difference of individuals is independent of appearances
[Kaplan]
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9668
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'Haecceitism' is common thisness under dissimilarity, or distinct thisnesses under resemblance
[Kaplan]
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11991
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If quantification into modal contexts is legitimate, that seems to imply some form of haecceitism
[Kaplan]
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16450
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Anti-haecceitism says there is no more to an individual than meeting some qualitative conditions
[Stalnaker]
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11903
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Extreme haecceitists could say I might have been a poached egg, but it is too remote to consider
[Lewis, by Mackie,P]
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15129
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Haecceitism implies de re differences but qualitative identity
[Lewis]
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9670
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Extreme haecceitism says you might possibly be a poached egg
[Lewis]
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12021
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Haecceitism attributes to each individual a primitive identity or thisness
[Forbes,G]
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12029
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We believe in thisnesses, because we reject bizarre possibilities as not being about that individual
[Forbes,G]
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9491
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Haecceitism says identity is independent of qualities and without essence
[Bird]
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11884
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The theory of 'haecceitism' does not need commitment to individual haecceities
[Mackie,P]
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