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  • noun Plural form of indiscernible.

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Examples

  • “Quantum physics and the identity of indiscernibles.”

    Structural Realism Ladyman, James 2009

  • As a consequence of this (and also as a result of his unusual treatment of the metaphysics of space), Clarke is forced to deny the identity of indiscernibles, a principle that Leibniz argued is entailed by the principle of sufficient reason.

    Samuel Clarke Vailati, Ezio 2009

  • This is significant for Clarke's Newtonianism, because if space is real and absolute, then the identity of indiscernibles must be false because regions of space are indiscernible with respect to their intrinsic and (prior to the creation of the world) their extrinsic properties.

    Samuel Clarke Vailati, Ezio 2009

  • “Mathematical structuralism and the identity of indiscernibles.”

    Structural Realism Ladyman, James 2009

  • This doctrine has come to be known as the identity of indiscernibles.

    Stoicism Baltzly, Dirk 2008

  • (See also the entry on identity of indiscernibles.)

    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Look, Brandon C. 2007

  • And while the principle of the identity of indiscernibles is often presented in contemporary discussions in analytic metaphysics as a stand-alone axiom,

    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Look, Brandon C. 2007

  • (For more on this subject, consult the entry on identity of indiscernibles.) 3.5 Principle of Continuity

    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Look, Brandon C. 2007

  • Continental Rationalism | identity: of indiscernibles |

    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Look, Brandon C. 2007

  • (G II 612/AG 217) To these two great principles could be added four more: the principle of the best, the predicate-in-notion principle, the principle of the identity of indiscernibles, and the principle of continuity.

    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Look, Brandon C. 2007

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