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Ideas for 'A Theory of Universals', 'Understanding' and 'Naming and Necessity lectures'

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9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 4. Type Identity

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The type-token distinction is the universal-particular distinction [Armstrong, by Hodes]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 5. Self-Identity

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A thing's self-identity can't be a universal, since we can know it a priori [Armstrong, by Oliver]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 6. Identity between Objects

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Identity statements can be contingent if they rely on descriptions [Kripke]

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If Hesperus and Phosophorus are the same, they can't possibly be different [Kripke]