Kripke's Naming and Necessity showed identity statements like 'water is H₂O' are necessary a posteriori
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Kripke's Naming and Necessity showed identity statements like 'water is H₂O' are necessary a posteriori
Nominalism
Nominalism claims only particular things exist, universals are just names
Principle of sufficient reason
Every contingent fact has a sufficient reason
Logical positivism
Logical positivism's verification principle claims only empirically verifiable statements are meaningful
the Upanishadic concept of Brahman-Atman identity claims
Brahman-Atman identity posits the individual self (Atman) is identical to ultimate reality (Brahman)
Cosmological argument
Universe's existence requires a First Cause
Rigid designator
Kripke's rigid designators refer to the same thing in all possible worlds
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