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antihaecceitism

antihaecceitism noun: the thesis that all facts about particular things are modally fixed by qualitative matters; the denial of haecceitism.

Noun

antihaecceitism (uncountable)

  1. (metaphysics) The thesis that all facts about particular things are modally fixed by qualitative matters; the denial of haecceitism.
    • Anti-haecceitism says that no two possible worlds can be duplicates in all purely qualitative respects but differ in which individuals occupy which positions.2009, Dean Zimmerman, “The Privileged Present: Defending an 'A-theory' of Time”, in Oxford Studies in Metaphysics, page 230
    • According to anti‑haecceitism, facts about particular things are modally fixed by qualitative matters.2025, Daniel S. Murphy, “Haecceitism and Symmetry-Breaking: Things, Time, and Powers”, in Ergo an Open Access Journal of Philosophy, volume 12, →DOI

Origin of antihaecceitism

From anti- + haecceitism.

Questions about antihaecceitism

What does antihaecceitism mean?
Antihaecceitism means the thesis that all facts about particular things are modally fixed by qualitative matters; the denial of haecceitism.
What part of speech is antihaecceitism?
Antihaecceitism is a noun.

Words near antihaecceitism in the dictionary

  1. antihacker
  2. antihackers
  3. antihacking
  4. antihadron
  5. antihadrons
  6. antihaecceitism
  7. antihaemagglutinin
  8. antihaemolysin
  9. antihaemolysins
  10. antihaemolytic
  11. antihaemophilia

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