Full Idea
We should understand the identity or being of an object in terms of the propositions rendered true by its identity rather than the other way round.
Gist of Idea
We should understand identity in terms of the propositions it renders true
Source
Kit Fine (Ontological Dependence [1995], I)
Book Reference
-: 'Aristotelian Society' [], p.273
A Reaction
Behind this is an essentialist view of identity, rather than one connected with necessary properties.