Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: In Thin Objects, I articulated a thin conception of objecthood according to which the existence of objects need not make any substantive demands on reality. Agustín Rayo has developed and defended an even less demanding conception of objecthood, which drops the requirement of informative criteria of identity. The nature and extent of the disagreement is clarified, and two clusters of advantages of the thin conception are presented. In essence, by invoking criteria of identity we obtain more robust notions of reference and objecthood. In particular, the availability of multiple perspectives on a single object is key to an important form of objectivity.
Source: Inquiry
Author: Øystein Linnebo
Institution: University of Oslo
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funder: Norges Forskningsråd
Award: G5395505251
OpenAlex ID: W4407808446