Abstract: Is it possible to characterize the sortal essence of F s for a sortal concept F solely in terms of a criterion of identity C for F ? That is, can the question ‘What sort of thing are F s?’ be answered by saying that F s are essentially those things whose identity can be assessed in terms of C ? This paper presents a case study supporting a negative answer to these questions by critically examining the neo-Fregean suggestion that cardinal numbers can be fully characterized as those things whose identity can be assessed in terms of one-one correspondence between concepts.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
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