Title in English / Translated English
Staff Serials No.
0103
Non-English Output
N. No
Research Output Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
12-29-2011
Assessment Period Reflected by Research Output
B. Assessment years : 1 Oct 2007 - 30 Sep 2013
Source Journal / Book / Conference Title
Noûs
Publisher / Printer
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ISSN
14680068
Volume
Online First
Paper Version for Upload
A. Publisher Version
Abstract
This article, in a top-ranked journal for general philosophy, has been presented as an invited talk on two occasions, and is a reflection of my continuing interest in criteria of identity. My purpose in the paper is to show that a simple principle (known as Locke’s Principle or Locke’s Thesis) can be used as a criterion of identity for material objects, contrary to what a number of philosophers have claimed. In part, the paper is a response to Leon Horsten’s article in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, which criticizes one of my earlier articles on this topic. However, Horsten and I have also co-authored two articles on criteria of identity. One of these articles has been cited outside philosophy (psychology and computer science). Both articles are cited in Timothy Williamson’s updated version of Identity and Discrimination. More recently, I have co-authored another paper on criteria of identity with two Lingnan colleagues.
Published as of census date
B. Not yet published but officially accepted for publication
Non-traditional output
N. No
Double weighting request
N. No
Format of Full Version Submission
1. Electronic Submission - Online via this interface
Keywords
Criteria of identity, Identity through time, Locke's Thesis, Locke's Principle
