• only the indiscernibility of identicals, others have interpreted it as the conjunction of the identity of indiscernibles and the indiscernibility of identicals...
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  • of indiscernibles was one of the laws of thought of Gottfried Leibniz. In some contexts one considers the more general notion of order-indiscernibles, and...
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  • (zero sharp, also 0#) is the set of true formulae about indiscernibles and order-indiscernibles in the Gödel constructible universe. It is often encoded...
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  • systems of indiscernibles are poorly understood, and applications (such as the weak covering) tend to avoid rather than analyze the indiscernibles. If K exists...
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    of indiscernibles, which states that two distinct things cannot have all their properties in common. In mathematics, the identity of indiscernibles is...
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  • identical with b {\displaystyle b} . The indiscernibles argument then asserts that the identity of indiscernibles is violated, for example, by identical...
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  • for the principle of identity of indiscernibles, which states that two things are identical if they are indiscernible, i.e. if they share all their properties...
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  • General Leibniz rule, a generalization of the product rule Identity of indiscernibles Leibniz (disambiguation) Leibniz's rule (disambiguation) This disambiguation...
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  • of Indiscernibles. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 9780198712664 'Leibniz's argument for the Principle of Identity of Indiscernibles in Primary...
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  • (non-negativity) d(x, y) = 0   if and only if   x = y     (identity of indiscernibles. Note that condition 1 and 2 together produce positive definiteness)...
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    difference of two real or complex numbers: non-negativity, identity of indiscernibles, symmetry and the triangle inequality given above, can be seen to motivate...
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    not the thing itself. Sorites paradox Theseus' paradox Identity of indiscernibles National symbol Neon sign Religious symbolism Representation Ferdinand...
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  • contributions to the metaphysics of identity. In his "The Identity of Indiscernibles", Black presents an objection to Leibniz' Law by means of a hypothetical...
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    of telling these universes apart then, according to the identity of indiscernibles, there would be no real difference between them. According to the principle...
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    commonly red, but may be yellow, brown, green or (rarely) blue Cleavage Indiscernible Mohs scale hardness 6.5–7 Luster Vitreous Diaphaneity Opaque Specific...
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  • gives rise to many philosophical problems, including the identity of indiscernibles (if x and y share all their properties, are they one and the same thing...
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  • matter can be proven by employing Leibniz's principle of the identity of indiscernibles, which states that if two things share exactly the same qualities, then...
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    "Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) Metaphysics – 7. Space, Time, and Indiscernibles". The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Archived from the original...
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    deals with empirical problems, philosophy according to Danto examines indiscernible differences that lie outside of experience. Noel Carroll, writing as...
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    undulations may be visible (usually as "wavy bases"), but frequently they are indiscernible to the naked eye. These formations will generally appear in the early...
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  • extensionally equal for the (current) population of this town. Identity of indiscernibles Univalence axiom Equality (mathematics) Type theory The Univalent Foundations...
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    principle I know it when I see it – Colloquial expression Identity of indiscernibles – Impossibility for separate objects to have all their properties in...
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    identical; to suppose two things indiscernible is to suppose the same thing under two names. The "identity of indiscernibles" is frequently invoked in modern...
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    axioms for a metric, except that instead of the second (identity of indiscernibles) only d ( x , x ) = 0 {\displaystyle d(x,x)=0} for all x {\displaystyle...
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    the world have been metamorphosed to the point where their origin is indiscernible without laboratory analysis. In addition, these processes can occur...
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  • two distinct universes that were in all ways indiscernible, thus contradicting the identity of indiscernibles. Standing out in Clarke's (and Newton's) response...
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  • also known as fungibility — or, as it might well be called, that of indiscernibility of identicals. It provides that, given a true statement of identity...
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    applies to relatively intelligible physical situations since it is indiscernible on the macroscopic scales that humans experience. Two alternative frameworks...
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    mind… The argument relies upon Leibniz' principle of the identity of indiscernibles, which states that two things are the same if and only if they share...
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    supervene on B-properties if and only if all things that are B-indiscernible are A-indiscernible. Formally: ∀ x ∀ y ( ∀ X ∈ B ( X x ↔ X y ) → ∀ Y ∈ A ( Y x...
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