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Benennung und Identität in der Sprache der Physik

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The author investigates which methods of naming objects are possible in the language of physics on the basis of the real physical conditions and to which extend objects thereby can be identified. It is shown that in the language of classical physics naming by designation is always possible. But this implies only the temporal identity of objects, not the “trans — world” — identity, which is important for modalities. In the language of quantum physics naming by designation is no longer applicable to individuals but only to classes of equivalent objects. And for these classes temporal identity as well as the “trans — world” — identity can be produced, which means that an adequate semantics can be specified for the concept of possibility necessary in this language.

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Mittelstaedt, P. Benennung und Identität in der Sprache der Physik. Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 17, 265–294 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01803795

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