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Tobias Hansson Wahlberg argues in a recent article that the truth of “Hesperus is Phosphorus” depends on the assumption that the endurance theory of persistence is true. I argue that the premise Wahlberg’s conclusion is based upon leads to absurd consequences, therefore, nothing recommends it. As a consequence, “Hesperus is Phosphorus” has to be true, if it is true, regardless of which theory of persistence one is committed to.
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Wahlberg TH (2009) Is phosphorus hesperus? Axiomathes 19:101–102
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Aranyosi, I. Hesperus is Phosphorus, Indeed. Axiomathes 19, 223–224 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10516-009-9068-1
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