The rumble in the bundle

Curtis, BL ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8433-9201, 2014. The rumble in the bundle. Noûs, 48 (2), pp. 298-313. ISSN 1468-0068

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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
Volume:	48
Number:	2
ISSN:	1468-0068
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1111/j.1468-0068.2012.00872.x DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Arts and Humanities
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 10:47
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2017 13:39
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/18257

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