Ontology, Identity, and Modality
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Ontology, Identity, and Modality is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Peter van Inwagen that explores fundamental issues in metaphysics, including existence, identity, and possibility.
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| Ontology, Identity, and Modality canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ontology, Identity, and Modality Context triple: [Peter van Inwagen, notableWork, Ontology, Identity, and Modality]
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Leibniz's metaphysics of modality
Leibniz's metaphysics of modality is his philosophical account of possibility, necessity, and contingency grounded in the notion of possible worlds and the principle that God actualizes the best of all compossible worlds.
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Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis
"Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how reference, naming, and abstract entities arise within our linguistic and conceptual frameworks.
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Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics is a seminal 1959 work of analytic philosophy that develops a systematic account of our conceptual scheme for thinking about objects, persons, and their identity over time.
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Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
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Possible Worlds and Other Essays
Possible Worlds and Other Essays is a collection of influential scientific and philosophical essays by geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, exploring topics in biology, evolution, and the nature of science.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ontology, Identity, and Modality Target entity description: Ontology, Identity, and Modality is a collection of influential essays by philosopher Peter van Inwagen that explores fundamental issues in metaphysics, including existence, identity, and possibility.
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A.
Leibniz's metaphysics of modality
Leibniz's metaphysics of modality is his philosophical account of possibility, necessity, and contingency grounded in the notion of possible worlds and the principle that God actualizes the best of all compossible worlds.
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B.
Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis
"Identity, Ostension, and Hypostasis" is a philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that examines how reference, naming, and abstract entities arise within our linguistic and conceptual frameworks.
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C.
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics is a seminal 1959 work of analytic philosophy that develops a systematic account of our conceptual scheme for thinking about objects, persons, and their identity over time.
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D.
Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics
The Strawsonian tradition in metaphysics is an approach rooted in P. F. Strawson’s work that emphasizes descriptive metaphysics, focusing on clarifying the fundamental conceptual framework underlying our ordinary thought and discourse rather than constructing revisionary ontological systems.
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E.
Possible Worlds and Other Essays
Possible Worlds and Other Essays is a collection of influential scientific and philosophical essays by geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, exploring topics in biology, evolution, and the nature of science.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay collection
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
philosophy of language
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philosophy of logic ⓘ |
| author | Peter van Inwagen ⓘ |
| containsWorkBy | Peter van Inwagen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| discusses |
identity across possible worlds
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individuals and properties ⓘ necessity and possibility ⓘ ontological categories ⓘ quantification and existence ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
composition and mereology
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essentialism ⓘ existence of abstract objects ⓘ haecceitism ⓘ identity over time ⓘ modal realism and anti-realism ⓘ ontological arguments ⓘ ontological commitment ⓘ possible worlds ⓘ |
| field | metaphysics ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
contemporary metaphysics
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debates about existence ⓘ debates about identity and persistence ⓘ modal metaphysics ⓘ |
| hasPart | essay ⓘ |
| hasReputation | influential in analytic metaphysics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| isCollectionOf |
previously published essays
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revised essays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
existence
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identity ⓘ modality ⓘ ontology ⓘ possibility ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective | realist approach to metaphysics ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic metaphysics ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
graduate students in philosophy
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professional philosophers ⓘ |
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