The intuition that some properties are more central to an ob... - Kripke, Saul

This quote is attributed to Kripke, Saul.

"The intuition that some properties are more central to an object's identity than others points to genuine facts about essence."

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Philosopher-Logician American Born 1940 (age 86)

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