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Perdurantism

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Perdurantism or perdurance theory is a philosophical theory of persistence and identity. [1]

13 relations: Counterpart theory, David Lewis (philosopher), David Malet Armstrong, Endurantism, Four-dimensionalism, Gunk (mereology), Identity (philosophy), Noûs, On the Plurality of Worlds, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Temporal parts, Theodore Sider, World line.

Counterpart theory

In philosophy, specifically in the area of modal metaphysics, counterpart theory is an alternative to standard (Kripkean) possible-worlds semantics for interpreting quantified modal logic.

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David Lewis (philosopher)

David Kellogg Lewis (September 28, 1941 – October 14, 2001) was an American philosopher.

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David Malet Armstrong

David Malet Armstrong (8 July 1926 – 13 May 2014), often D. M. Armstrong, was an Australian philosopher.

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Endurantism

Endurantism or endurance theory is a philosophical theory of persistence and identity.

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Four-dimensionalism

In philosophy, four-dimensionalism (also known as the doctrine of temporal parts) is an ontological position that an object's persistence through time is like its extension through space.

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Gunk (mereology)

In gunkology, an area of philosophical logic, the term gunk applies to any whole whose parts all have further proper parts.

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Identity (philosophy)

In philosophy, identity, from ("sameness"), is the relation each thing bears only to itself.

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Noûs

Noûs is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal on philosophy published by Wiley-Blackwell.

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On the Plurality of Worlds

On the Plurality of Worlds (1986) is a book by the philosopher David Lewis that defends the thesis of modal realism.

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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) combines an online encyclopedia of philosophy with peer-reviewed publication of original papers in philosophy, freely accessible to Internet users.

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Temporal parts

In contemporary metaphysics, temporal parts are the parts of an object that exist in time.

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Theodore Sider

Theodore "Ted" Sider is an American philosopher specializing in metaphysics and philosophy of language.

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World line

The world line (or worldline) of an object is the path that object traces in -dimensional spacetime.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perdurantism

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