Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Identity and Spatio-Temporal Continuity', 'Frege's Distinction of Sense and Reference' and 'Identity through Possible Worlds'

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5 ideas

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive

9182	Ancient names like 'Obadiah' depend on tradition, not on where the name originated [Dummett]

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / e. Individuation by kind

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'Ultimate sortals' cannot explain ontological categories [Westerhoff on Wiggins]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 14. Knowledge of Essences

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If there are essential properties, how do you find out what they are? [Chisholm]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity

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Could possible Adam gradually transform into Noah, and vice versa? [Chisholm]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

9181	The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett]