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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Simples

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We might fix identities for small particulars, but it is utopian to hope for such things [Kripke]

9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / b. Cat and its tail

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Dion and Theon coexist, but Theon lacks a foot. If Dion loses a foot, he ousts Theon? [Chrysippus, by Philo of Alexandria]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 6. Constitution of an Object

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A different piece of wood could have been used for that table; constitution isn't identity [Wiggins on Kripke]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 2. Objects that Change

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Change of matter doesn't destroy identity - in Dion and Theon change is a condition of identity [Chrysippus, by Long/Sedley]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 5. Self-Identity

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A relation can clearly be reflexive, and identity is the smallest reflexive relation [Kripke]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 9. Sameness

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A vague identity may seem intransitive, and we might want to talk of 'counterparts' [Kripke]