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9905 | Identity statements make sense only if there are possible individuating conditions [Benacerraf] |
Full Idea: Identity statements make sense only in contexts where there exist possible individuating conditions. | |
From: Paul Benacerraf (What Numbers Could Not Be [1965], III) | |
A reaction: He is objecting to bizarre identifications involving numbers. An identity statement may be bizarre even if we can clearly individuate the two candidates. Winston Churchill is a Mars Bar. Identifying George Orwell with Eric Blair doesn't need a 'respect'. |