S.C. Gibb
Is the partial identity account of property resemblance logically incoherent?
Gibb, S.C.
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Abstract
According to the partial identity account of resemblance, exact resemblance is complete identity and inexact resemblance is partial identity. In this paper, I examine Arda Denkel's (1998) argument that this account of resemblance is logically incoherent as it results in a vicious regress. I claim that although Denkel's argument does not succeed, a modified version of it leads to the conclusion that the partial identity account is plausible only if the constituents of every determinate property are ultimately quantitative in nature.
Citation
Gibb, S. (2007). Is the partial identity account of property resemblance logically incoherent?. Dialectica, 61(4), 539-558. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2007.01121.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Nov 7, 2007 |
Publication Date | Dec 1, 2007 |
Deposit Date | Sep 10, 2007 |
Journal | Dialectica |
Print ISSN | 0012-2017 |
Electronic ISSN | 1746-8361 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 61 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 539-558 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-8361.2007.01121.x |