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The Concept of Identity A Comparative Philosophical Analysis of its Metaphysics, Logic and Language - Softcover

Tamoghna, Sarkar

 
9789347683640: The Concept of Identity A Comparative Philosophical Analysis of its Metaphysics, Logic and Language
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9347683647 ISBN 13: 9789347683640
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass International, 2026

Synopsis

The concept of Identity lies at the heart of human thought, shaping our understanding of individually, essence, persistence, and meaning. This book unpacks the deceptive simplicity of the concept, tracing its role across metaphysics, logic and language. From Western analytic debates on identity, individually, indiscernibility, congruence, equivalence,  and the foundations of first-order logic to Wittgenstein’s radical reinterpretation of identity, this book explores how philosophers from G. Frege and B. Russell to W.V.O. Quine, P.T. Geach. D. Wiggins, and S. Kripke, among others have also grappled with the ontological puzzles of constitution, sameness, change, and continuity over time.

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About the Author

Dr. Tamoghna Sarkar is a faculty member in the Department of Philosophy at Jadavpur University, specializing in Indian Philosophy with a particular focus on Jainism, philosophical logic, and metaphysics. He has taught at several colleges across West Bengal and regularly lectures on Jainism at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Kolkata. His research spans Western Metaphysics, Indian Philosophy and comparative philosophy with numerous publications in both English and Bengali, including works on the metaphysics and logic of identity, Buddhist logic, Nyaya Advaita Vedanta, and Jainism.

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Publisher
Motilal Banarsidass International
Publication date
2026
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9347683647
ISBN 13 
9789347683640
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
344