“The Identity of Indiscernibles”
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“The Identity of Indiscernibles” is a famous philosophical paper by Max Black that challenges Leibniz’s principle that no two distinct entities can share all their properties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “The Identity of Indiscernibles” canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16650288 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Identity of Indiscernibles” Context triple: [Max Black, notableWork, “The Identity of Indiscernibles”]
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“Identity and Predication”
“Identity and Predication” is a seminal philosophical work by Gareth Evans that examines the logic and metaphysics of identity, reference, and predicative structure in language.
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B.
"Facts and Propositions"
"Facts and Propositions" is a seminal 1927 philosophical paper by Frank P. Ramsey that helped lay the foundations of analytic philosophy by advancing an influential account of truth, belief, and the nature of propositions.
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C.
“The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter”
“The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter” is a philosophical paper by Kit Fine that argues for a metaphysical distinction between material objects and the matter that constitutes them.
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D.
“Personal Identity”
“Personal Identity” is a philosophical work by John Perry that explores the nature of selfhood and what it means for a person to persist over time.
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E.
“Form, Substance, and Difference”
“Form, Substance, and Difference” is an influential essay by Gregory Bateson that explores how patterns, relationships, and distinctions—not material things themselves—constitute the basis of meaning and mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Identity of Indiscernibles” Target entity description: “The Identity of Indiscernibles” is a famous philosophical paper by Max Black that challenges Leibniz’s principle that no two distinct entities can share all their properties.
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A.
“Identity and Predication”
“Identity and Predication” is a seminal philosophical work by Gareth Evans that examines the logic and metaphysics of identity, reference, and predicative structure in language.
-
B.
"Facts and Propositions"
"Facts and Propositions" is a seminal 1927 philosophical paper by Frank P. Ramsey that helped lay the foundations of analytic philosophy by advancing an influential account of truth, belief, and the nature of propositions.
-
C.
“The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter”
“The Non-Identity of a Material Thing and Its Matter” is a philosophical paper by Kit Fine that argues for a metaphysical distinction between material objects and the matter that constitutes them.
-
D.
“Personal Identity”
“Personal Identity” is a philosophical work by John Perry that explores the nature of selfhood and what it means for a person to persist over time.
-
E.
“Form, Substance, and Difference”
“Form, Substance, and Difference” is an influential essay by Gregory Bateson that explores how patterns, relationships, and distinctions—not material things themselves—constitute the basis of meaning and mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Max Black’s two identical spheres thought experiment
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