Hacking away at the identity of indiscernibles: Possible worlds and Einstein's principle of...

Examines Ian Hacking's claim that G.W. Leibniz's principle of the identity of indiscernibles (PII) should be construed as being true about possible worlds, rather than in them. Hacking's assertion as found in the foundations of space-time physics; Author's claim that Hacking has confused logical wit...

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Publicado en:Journal of Philosophy Vol. 92; no. 9; pp. 455 - 467
Autor principal: French, Steven
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Journal of Philosophy Inc. Sep1995
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