Review article

https://doi.org/10.21464/mo.28.2.11

Must identity be necessary?

Marko Jurjako orcid.org/0000-0002-7252-8627 ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Croatia
Zdenka Brzović orcid.org/0000-0002-9385-0287 ; University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Croatia

Abstract

In the paper, we offer an overview of the context within which the well-known proof of the necessity of identity is formulated. A formal account of this proof is presented as formulated by the renowned philosopher and logician Saul Kripke. Furthermore, we discuss the account of the philosopher Allan Gibbard, who defends the claim that some statements of identity can be contingent. The main goal of the paper is to acquaint the readers who understand the Croatian language with the formal aspect of the discussion on the necessity of identity and to give a brief overview of the context within which the arguments for the necessity of identity are formulated.

Keywords

Allan Gibbard; proof of the necessity of identity; contingent identity; numerical identity; Saul Kripke

Hrčak ID:

271352

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/271352

Publication date:

25.1.2022.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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