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Single Idea 3315
[filed under theme 9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 5. Self-Identity
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Full Idea
Aristotle denigrates the whole category of relations, but modern logical absolutists single out self-relation (in the mode of identity) as metaphysically privileged.
Gist of Idea
Aristotle denigrates the category of relation, but for modern absolutists self-relation is basic
Source
comment on Aristotle (Categories [c.331 BCE]) by José A. Benardete - Metaphysics: the logical approach Ch.8
Book Ref
Benardete,José A.: 'Metaphysics: The Logical Approach' [OUP 1989], p.51
A Reaction
I think this refers to Plantinga and Merrihew Adams, who make identity-with-itself the basic component of individual existences.
The
23 ideas
with the same theme
[relation of identity holding between a thing and itself]:
3315
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Aristotle denigrates the category of relation, but for modern absolutists self-relation is basic
[Benardete,JA on Aristotle]
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16134
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We can't understand self-identity without a prior grasp of the object
[Aristotle]
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17847
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You are one with yourself in form and matter
[Aristotle]
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12504
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Two things can't occupy one place and time, which leads us to the idea of self-identity
[Locke]
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3144
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Everything is what it is, and not another thing
[Butler]
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21289
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'An object is the same with itself' is meaningless; it expresses unity, not identity
[Hume]
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21292
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Saying an object is the same with itself is only meaningful over a period of time
[Hume]
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3318
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Frege made identity a logical notion, enshrined above all in the formula 'for all x, x=x'
[Frege, by Benardete,JA]
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6057
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Two things can't be identical, and self-identity is an empty concept
[Wittgenstein]
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10193
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The 'property' of self-identity is uselessly tautological
[Black]
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15806
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The property of being identical with me is an individual concept
[Chisholm]
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10728
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A thing's self-identity can't be a universal, since we can know it a priori
[Armstrong, by Oliver]
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17680
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The identity of a thing with itself can be ruled out as a pseudo-property
[Armstrong]
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17044
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A relation can clearly be reflexive, and identity is the smallest reflexive relation
[Kripke]
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14657
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Does 'being identical with Socrates' name a property? I can think of no objections to it
[Plantinga]
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13847
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If non-existent things are self-identical, they are just one thing - so call it the 'null object'
[Bostock]
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15968
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Identity is simple - absolutely everything is self-identical, and nothing is identical to another thing
[Lewis]
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6054
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Sherlock Holmes does not exist, but he is self-identical
[McGinn]
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6066
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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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3314
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Absolutists might accept that to exist is relative, but relative to what? How about relative to itself?
[Benardete,JA]
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3323
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Maybe self-identity isn't existence, if Pegasus can be self-identical but non-existent
[Benardete,JA]
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15073
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Self-identity should have two components, its existence, and its neutral identity with itself
[Fine,K]
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15604
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If Cicero=Tully refers to the man twice, then surely Cicero=Cicero does as well?
[Fine,K]
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