A derivation that contentful verdicts cannot be seat-free, and that the only coherent residue of neutrality is declaration. Version: v2.4 Abstract A seat-free resolution of a question is one whose answer is fixed by the situation alone, with no contribution from any chosen standpoint. The intuition that such resolutions are the goal of careful inquiry … Continue reading The Seat Theorem
Ground and Cardinality: The Two Dimensions of Identity Puzzles
Abstract Identity puzzles like the Ship of Theseus turn on two questions, not one. The first is a question of ground: in virtue of what does an object remain the same—the persistence of its matter, or the persistence of its form? The second is a question of cardinality: how many bearers is the situation allowed—one … Continue reading Ground and Cardinality: The Two Dimensions of Identity Puzzles
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