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Single Idea 17579

[filed under theme 10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / c. Counterparts ]

Full Idea

Counterpart Theory essentially reduces all problems about counterfactual identity to problems about choosing appropriate similarity relations. That is, Counterpart Theory essentially eliminates problems of counterfactual identity as such.

Gist of Idea

Counterparts reduce counterfactual identity to problems about similarity relations

Source

Peter van Inwagen (Material Beings [1990], 14)

Book Ref

Inwagen,Peter van: 'Material Beings' [Cornell 1995], p.167