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Single Idea 3144

[catalogued under 9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 5. Self-Identity]

Full Idea

Everything is what it is, and not another thing.

Gist of Idea

Everything is what it is, and not another thing

Source

Joseph Butler (works [1732]), quoted by Georges Rey - Contemporary Philosophy of Mind 2.4

Book Reference

Rey,Georges: 'Contemporary Philosophy of Mind' [Blackwell 1997], p.48