Jump to content

Haecceitism

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Omnipaedista (talk | contribs) at 22:19, 11 January 2018 (clarification). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

In metaphysics, haecceitism is the perspective implied by the belief that entities can have haecceity or individual essence, "a set of principles which are essential to it and distinguish it from everything else."[1] James Ladyman characterizes haecceitism as "the claim that worlds can differ solo numero, that worlds can differ de re whilst not differing de dicto, sometimes said, that worlds can differ solely by the permutation of individuals."[2]

Notes

Look up haecceitism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
  1. ^ Read, Stephen (1995). Thinking About Logic, Oxford UP, p. 249. ISBN 019289238X.
  2. ^ Ladyman, James (2012). Identity, Individuality and Discernibility. University of Oxford Podcasts.


Stub icon

This article about ontology is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Haecceitism&oldid=819899026"