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Occasions of Identity: A Study in the Metaphysics of Persistence, Change, and Sameness
Contributor(s): Gallois, André (Author)

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 ISBN: 0198237448     ISBN-13: 9780198237440
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE: $137.75  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 1998
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Metaphysics
Dewey: 111.82
LCCN: 97024226
Lexile Measure: 1230
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.6" L (1.15 lbs) 312 pages
 
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Occasions of Identity is an exploration of timeless philosophical issues about persistence, change, time, and sameness. Andre Gallois offers a critical survey of various rival views about the nature of identity and change, and puts forward his own original theory. He supports the idea of
occasional identities, arguing that it is coherent and helpful to suppose that things can be identical at one time but distinct at another. Gallois defends this view, demonstrating how it can solve puzzles about persistence dating back to the Ancient Greeks, and investigates the metaphysical
consequences of rejecting the necessity and eternity of identities.
 
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