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2.2 Identity in HI, cont.
| Classical
Identity |
A world in which every individual exemplifies
and every haecceity is exemplified is described by adding P10 to the postulates
of HI, yielding the sub-theory HI+.
P10In HI+, identity is strongly reflexive and indiscernibles are identical. HI+ is thus a classical extension of HI. |
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T10* |
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| Non-Classical
Identity |
In contrast, a world in which not every individual
exemplifies and not every haecceity is exemplified is described by adding
P10'13
to the postulates of HI, yielding the sub-theory
HI-.
P10' ¬ |
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T11'* ¬In the resulting sub-theory, identity is nonreflexive and not all indiscernibles are identical. HI- is thus a non-classical extension of HI. |
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