Inference and identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21501971 |
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| Authors | Elmar Unnsteinsson (0000-0001-5333-1784, School of Philosophy University College Dublin Dublin Ireland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 445-452 |
| Publication date | 2024-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mind & Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-1064 • E-ISSN: 1468-0017 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/mila.12511 |
| OpenAlex | W4398242662 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
I argue that beliefs about the identity or distinctness of objects are necessary to explain some normal inferential transitions between thoughts in humans. Worries about vicious regress are not powerful enough to dismantle such an argument. As an upshot, the idea that thinkers “trade on” identity without any corresponding belief remains somewhat mysterious
Aesthetics · Epistemology · Inference · Sociology · Child and Animal Learning Development · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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