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Theory P, cont.

Identity for
Individuals
P1-P3 determine the properties of identity as this applies to individuals. 
P1 for allwxyz((w ex Y & x ex Y)if-then(w ex Zequivalentx ex Z))
(Individuals that co-exemplify any haecceity exemplify the same haecceities.) 

P2 for allxy(x = yequivalentfor somez(x ex Z & y ex Z))
(Individuals are identical if they co-exemplify any haecceity.) 

P3 for allxy(x ex Yif-theny ex Y) 
(If x exemplifies Y, y exemplifies Y.)

Identity for
Haecceities
P4-P6 determine the properties of identity as this applies to hacceities.
P4 for allwxyz(y ex W & y ex Xif-then(z ex W if-thenz ex X)) 
(Haecceities co-exemplified by any individual are exemplified by the same individuals.) 

P5 for allxy(X = Yequivalentfor somez(z ex X & z ex Y)) 
(Haecceities are identical if any individual co-exemplifies them.) 

P6 for allxy(x ex Yif-thenx ex X) 
(If x exemplifies Y, x exemplifies X.)

Identity for
Complexes
P7-P9 determine the properties of identity as this applies to complexes.
P7 for allwxyz(w.X = y.Zequivalent(w ex X & w ex Z & y ex X)) 
(w.X = y.Z if w exemplifies X and Z, and y exemplifies X.) 

P8 for allxyz(x.Y emb Zequivalentx ex Y & x ex Z) 
(x.Y embodies Z if x exemplifies Y and Z.)

P9 for allxyz(x.Y cont zequivalentx ex Y & z ex Y) 
(x.Y contains z if x and z exemplify Y.) 

Inference
Rules
The inference rules of P are I1 and I2:
I1: From phi to infer psi, where psi results from phi by substituting t for t.T at one or more places of its occurrence.
I2: From phi to infer psi, where psi results from phi by substituting  t.T for t at one or more places of its occurrence.
I1 licenses taking an assertion about a C-complex into one about the corresponding particular, while I2 licenses taking an assertion about a particular into one about the corresponding C-complex.  The warrant for I1 and I2 is that the C-complex x.X and particular x are one and the same entity
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