On a derivation of the necessity of identity

John P. Burgess

doi:10.1007/s11229-013-0351-8

On a derivation of the necessity of identity

John P. Burgess

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Abstract

The source, status, and significance of the derivation of the necessity of identity at the beginning of Kripke's lecture "Identity and Necessity" is discussed from a logical, philosophical, and historical point of view.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1567-1585
Number of pages	19
Journal	Synthese
Volume	191
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-013-0351-8
State	Published - May 2014

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Philosophy
General Social Sciences

Keywords

Identity
Indiscernibility of identicals
Logically proper names
Metaphysical modality
Necessity
Quantified modal logic
Rigid designators

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