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The concept of identity in naturalism

Guido Imaguire

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Naturalism in philosophy is characterized by the assumption that nature is the whole of reality. Thus, the naturalist must try to show how concepts considered irreducible and trans-natural by traditional transcendental philosophy can be reduced to categories of natural science. In this article I analyze two strategies of reducing the notion of identity in naturalism proposed respectively by Quine and Wittgenstein. Key words: Naturalism, Identity, Quine, Wittgenstein.

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Key concepts: Naturalism, Quine, Philosophy, Epistemology, Transcendental number, Identity (music), Natural (archaeology), Natural science