On some putative graph-theoretic counterexamples to the Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Synthese
Publication Date
7-1-2012
Volume
187
Issue
2
First Page
661
Last Page
672
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Keywords
Identity of indiscernibles; Graphtheory; Structuralism
Abstract
Recently, several authors have claimed to have found graph-theoretic counterexamples to the Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles (PII). In this paper, I argue that their counterexamples presuppose a certain view of what unlabeled graphs are, and that this view is optional at best.
DOI
10.1007/s11229-010-9867-3
Print ISSN
00397857
E-ISSN
15730964
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
De Clercq, R. (2012). On some putative graph-theoretic counterexamples to the Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles. Synthese, 187(2), 661-672. doi: 10.1007/s11229-010-9867-3