Identity, indiscernibility, and philosophical claims

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Axiomathes 15 (2):191-210 (2005)
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The concept of indiscernibility in a structure is analysed with the aim of emphasizing that in asserting that two objects are indiscernible, it is useful to consider these objects as members of (the domain of) a structure. A case for this usefulness is presented by examining the consequences of this view to the philosophical discussion on identity and indiscernibility in quantum theory.

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Décio Krause
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Antonio Coelho
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

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