Rigidity, occasional identity and Leibniz' law

Simon Langford, Murali Ramachandran

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Abstract

André Gallois' recent book Occasions of Identity attempts to defend the coherence of the view that objects may be identical at one time but distinct at another (the occasional identity thesis). The defence requires a special account of rigid designation and a special version of Leibniz' law. This paper shows Gallois' proposals in this regard to be inadequate, and suggests a better line of defence for occasional identity theorists.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)518-526
Number of pages9
JournalPhilosophical Quarterly
Volume50
Issue number201
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Philosophy

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