The Way Things are: Basic Readings in MetaphysicsThis anthology of classic and contemporary readings addresses the major areas of metaphysical inquiry: personal identity and responsibility; free will and determinism; change and time; existence and non-existence; the mind-body problem; and causal determinism and free will. |
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... object would exist , we use the desig- nator in question to designate that object " ( 146 ) . Of course it is a contingent fact that we use the names we do to designate particular objects . We could use the name ' Ford ' to desig- nate ...
... object would exist , we use the desig- nator in question to designate that object " ( 146 ) . Of course it is a contingent fact that we use the names we do to designate particular objects . We could use the name ' Ford ' to desig- nate ...
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... object ) which might have applied to some other ship ( another object ) . On this the- ory , there is no object which is Theseus ' ship , but which , if things had gone differently , would have been some other ship . Here , presumably ...
... object ) which might have applied to some other ship ( another object ) . On this the- ory , there is no object which is Theseus ' ship , but which , if things had gone differently , would have been some other ship . Here , presumably ...
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... object theory , yield the conclusion that there can be nonrigid proper names . The three - object theory : ' Anaximander ' is a name for Theseus ' ship . ' Basileides ' is a name of a ship ( the ship recently assembled out of planks P1 ...
... object theory , yield the conclusion that there can be nonrigid proper names . The three - object theory : ' Anaximander ' is a name for Theseus ' ship . ' Basileides ' is a name of a ship ( the ship recently assembled out of planks P1 ...
Contents
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Of Identity Thomas Reid | 70 |
Rigid Designation Hugh S Chandler | 76 |
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