Identity And Discrimination
by Timothy Williamson /
2013 / English / PDF
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Identity and Discrimination
Identity and Discrimination, originally published in 1990
and the first book by respected philosopher Timothy Williamson,
is now reissued and updated with the inclusion of significant new
material. Williamson here proposes an original and rigorous
theory linking identity, a relation central to metaphysics, and
indiscriminability, a relation central to epistemology.
, originally published in 1990
and the first book by respected philosopher Timothy Williamson,
is now reissued and updated with the inclusion of significant new
material. Williamson here proposes an original and rigorous
theory linking identity, a relation central to metaphysics, and
indiscriminability, a relation central to epistemology.Updated and reissued edition of Williamson’s first
publication, with the inclusion of significant new material
Updated and reissued edition of Williamson’s first
publication, with the inclusion of significant new materialArgues for an original cognitive account of the relation
between identity and discrimination that has been influential in
the philosophy of perception
Argues for an original cognitive account of the relation
between identity and discrimination that has been influential in
the philosophy of perceptionPioneers the use of epistemic logic to solve puzzles about
indiscriminability
Pioneers the use of epistemic logic to solve puzzles about
indiscriminabilityDevelops the application of techniques from mathematical
logic to understand issues about identity over time and across
possible worlds
Develops the application of techniques from mathematical
logic to understand issues about identity over time and across
possible worlds