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    The identity of indiscernibles is not valid in FOL= even ... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Geach's argument from language relativity does not establish that Relative Identity (RI) is true of identity as formalized in FOL=

    The identity of indiscernibles is not valid in FOL= even when treated as a proper theory

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    Is Geach’s argument at least an argument that identity is relative? Does language relativity support the conclusion that RI is true even of identity as formalized in FOL\(^=\)? The general idea appears to be that language relativity suggests that we take identity to be indiscernibility, and conclude that objects identical relative to one ideology \(F\) may be different relative to another ideology \(G\), and that this confirms RI. Notice first of all that this argument relies on the identity of

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