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| Individuation, philosophy: the picking out of an object by a determination by means of additional information which is not to be derived from a single statement which contains this object. For example, beliefs are individualized by content, not e.g. by the length of the character strings with which they are expressed. The contents of a belief are, in turn, not individuated by their repetition, but by other contents._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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M. Esfeld on Individuation - Dictionary of Arguments
I 136 ~ Individuation/Esfeld: individuation of belief states: individuation of belief states is done by content. >Content. Meaning: meaning is given by the individuation of beliefs by conceptual content and common standards (external) and a role in the belief system. >Conceptual content. Individuation of content: individuation of content is done by the inferential role. >Inferential role. Individuation of behavior: individuation of behavior is naturalistic by disposition 2. order (coordination). >Behavior. Individuation of representations: individuation of representations is external by causal causation through things. >Representation. It is wrong to say that components of mixed inner states are individuated by components of the world "correlation". Howard: separability is crucial for the individuation of physical systems. So in superposition there is only one system. EsfeldVs: It is empty holism to easily speak of a system. There must be an internal structure - we may very well refer to the parts. >Holism, >Systems, >Structures._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Es I M. Esfeld Holismus Frankfurt/M 2002 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-16