Occasions of identity : a study in the metaphysics of persistence, change, and sameness / André Gallois.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallois, André, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Persistence.

Change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 296 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

Study in the metaphysics of persistence, change, and sameness

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon, 2003.

Summary:

In this exploration of timeless philosophical issues regarding persistence, change, time, and sameness, André Gallois offers a critical survey of a number of rival views about the nature of identity and change and proposes his own original theory in the face of the prevailing orthodoxy.

Contents:

pt. I. The Problem and Some Solutions. 1. Puzzle Cases. 2. Solutions to the Puzzle Cases

pt. II. Occasional Identities. 3. Occasional Identities: A Preliminary Account. 4. Counting Amoebas. 5. Extending the Occasional Identity Thesis. 6. Defending the Contingency of Identity. 7. Perry and Myro on Occasional Identities

pt. III. Alternative Accounts. 8. Identity Strict and Loose. 9. Indefinite Identities. 10. The Four-Dimensional World.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

0-19-169879-2

0-19-926183-0