Identity criteria and ground

Philosophical Studies 173 (1):1-19 (2016)
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I propose formulating identity criteria as generic statements of ground, thereby avoiding objections that have been made to the more usual formulations

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On the Plurality of Worlds.David K. Lewis - 1986 - Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell.
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