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Can Identity Be Relativized?
Book chapter

Can Identity Be Relativized?

Otávio Bueno
The Road to Universal Logic, pp.253-262
Studies in Universal Logic, Springer International Publishing
2015-05-19

Abstract

Identity Logics Nonclassical Primary 03B05 · Secondary 03B60 Quantification Relativization
What is the scope of identity? The intuitive response is that it applies everywhere, since every object is identical to itself. In this sense, identity is a general concept. In this chapter, I argue for the generality of identity by critically examining some attempts at relativizing it. I argue that each alleged instance of relativization ultimately presupposes identity, and as a result, identity still stands – in all of its un-relativized glory.

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