HAROLD NOONAN HAROLD.NOONAN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Mind and Cognition
Moderate monism, persistence and sortal concepts
Noonan, Harold
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Abstract
Coincidence (e.g., of a statue and the piece of bronze which constitutes it) comes in two varieties – permanent and temporary. Moderate monism (about coincidence) is
the position that permanent coincidence, but not temporary coincidence, entails identity. Extreme monism (also known as the stage theory) is the position that even
temporary coincidence entails identity. Pluralists are opponents of monism tout court. The intuitively obvious, commonsensical position (= my own position) is moderate
monism. It is therefore important to see if it can be sustained.
Citation
Noonan, H. Moderate monism, persistence and sortal concepts
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Deposit Date | Dec 18, 2007 |
Peer Reviewed | Not Peer Reviewed |
Keywords | monism, sortal concepts, persistence |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1017679 |
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