Criteria of Identity and Procedures of Individuation
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criteria of identity, identity, individuation, objectAbstract
The main subject of the article is a critical analysis of the functions of the criteria of identity. The author presents a methodological stance called criterialism which claims that the criteria of identity play an important role and have a vast application in both science and philosophy. A set of arguments is presented then to show a polemic stance that the criteria of identity are not responsible for individuation. The author nevertheless acknowledges a positive function of the criteria of identity, which is stated under the name of ontological clarification.Downloads
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2009-12-01
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Andrzejewski, A. (2009). Criteria of Identity and Procedures of Individuation. The Philosophy of Science, 17(4), 23–33. Retrieved from https://www.fn.uw.edu.pl/index.php/fn/article/view/584
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