The rumble in the bundle

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Curtis, B.L. ORCID: 0000-0001-8433-9201, 2014. The rumble in the bundle. Noûs, 48 (2), pp. 298-313. ISSN 1468-0068

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0068.2012.00872.x

Abstract

In 1952, two well-known characters called 'A' and 'B' met for the first time to argue about the Identity of Indiscernibles (Black, 1952). A argued that the principle is true, and B that it is false. By all accounts A took a bit of a beating and came out worst-off. Forty-three years later John O’Leary-Hawthorne offered a response on behalf of A that looked as if it would work so long as A was willing to accept the universal-bundle theory of substance (Hawthorne, 1995). In 1997, A and B met again (Zimmerman, 1997). A took Hawthorne's advice and revealed himself as a universal-bundle theorist. But B was well-prepared, and once more A took a beating. Since then Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra (2004) has put the boot in, offering further criticism of A's position. In recent years A has been rather quiet, leaving B to reign as the undisputed champion. However, it turns out that A is down, but not out. And now it's time for A's revenge.

Item Type:

Journal article

Publication Title:

Noûs

Creators:

Curtis, B.L.

Publisher:

Wiley-Blackwell

Place of Publication:

Oxford

Date:

2014