Weak discernibility

Analysis 66 (4):300–303 (2006)
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Simon Saunders argues that, although distinct objects must be discernible, they need only be weakly discernible (Saunders 2003, 2006a). I will argue that this combination of views is unmotivated: if there can be objects which differ only weakly, there can be objects which don’t differ at all.

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Katherine Hawley
PhD: Cambridge University; Last affiliation: University of St. Andrews

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