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Indeterminate identity : metaphysics and semantics /

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This is a study of philosophical questions about identity. If a ship has all its parts replaced, is the resulting ship identical with the original ship? It argues that these puzzles remain unsolved because of a genuine indeterminacy of identity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parsons, Terence
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 2000.
Subjects:
Identity (Philosophical concept)
Identité.
identity.
Philosophy.
Philosophy & Religion.
Speculative Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This is a study of philosophical questions about identity. If a ship has all its parts replaced, is the resulting ship identical with the original ship? It argues that these puzzles remain unsolved because of a genuine indeterminacy of identity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 221 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191681301
019168130X
0198250444
9780198250449