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Which of the following arguments involves a valid employment of
Leibniz's Law? Why?
- Oedipus married Jocesta. Jocesta is Oedipus's mother. So
Oedipus married his mother.
- Jones might have come first in the race. Jones was the
person who came second. So the person who came second might
have come first.
is not rational. 1.4 is rational, so
is not 1.4.
- I can conceive that my body does not exist. I cannot
conceive that I do not exist. So I am not my body.
Readings
(Hodges, 2001, §§26-29)
(Sainsbury, 2001, ch. x)
Sandy Berkovski