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The Metaphysics of Identity: Is Identity Fundamental?
Author(s) -
Shumener Erica
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/phc3.12397
Subject(s) - metaphysics , identity (music) , eiffel , tower , epistemology , philosophy , mathematics , computer science , aesthetics , programming language , engineering , structural engineering , object oriented programming
Identity and distinctness facts are ones like “The Eiffel Tower is identical to the Eiffel Tower,” and “The Eiffel Tower is distinct from the Louvre.” This paper concerns one question in the metaphysics of identity: Are identity and distinctness facts metaphysically fundamental or are they nonfundamental? I provide an overview of answers to this question.