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Necessary identity and necessary existence
pp. 168-175
Abstract
Queen Anne is dead. That sentence expresses a truth; it does so because its subject term refers to someone — Queen Anne — who satisfies its predicate, and therefore — if death is the end of existence — no longer exists. But then what is left for "Queen Anne' to refer to?
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Haller Rudolf, Brandl Johannes L (1990) Wittgenstein — eine neubewertung/Wittgenstein — towards a re-evaluation: Akten des 14. internationalen Wittgenstein-symposiums feier des 100. geburtstages 13. bis 20. august 1989 kirchberg am wechsel (Österreich) / proceedings of the 14th international Wittgenstein-symposium centenary celebration 13th to 20th au. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 168-175
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-30086-2_15
Full citation:
Williamson Timothy (1990) „Necessary identity and necessary existence“, In: R. Haller & J.L. Brandl (eds.), Wittgenstein — eine neubewertung/Wittgenstein — towards a re-evaluation, Dordrecht, Springer, 168–175.