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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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Can identity be relativized?

Otávio Bueno

pp. 253-262

Abstract

What is the scope of identity? The intuitive response is that it applies everywhere, since every object is identical to itself. In this sense, identity is a general concept. In this chapter, I argue for the generality of identity by critically examining some attempts at relativizing it. I argue that each alleged instance of relativization ultimately presupposes identity, and as a result, identity still stands – in all of its un-relativized glory.

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Koslow Arnold, Buchsbaum Arthur (2015) The road to universal logic II: Festschrift for the 50th birthday of Jean-Yves Béziau. Basel, Birkhäuser.

Pages: 253-262

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15368-1_11

Full citation:

Bueno Otávio (2015) „Can identity be relativized?“, In: A. Koslow & A. Buchsbaum (eds.), The road to universal logic II, Basel, Birkhäuser, 253–262.