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''Theaetetus 184d–186a; Sophist 254d–256e'' | ''Theaetetus 184d–186a; Sophist 254d–256e'' | ||
== 4. Law of identity ''(Tauton)'' == | |||
''Al-Huwiyya (الهوية) | ''ταὐτόν • Al-Huwiyya (الهوية)'' | ||
Whatever is, is; whatever is not, is not. | Whatever is, is; whatever is not, is not. | ||
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The Law of Identity is therefore the most basic condition of intelligibility: without it, thought loses its object, language loses reference, and reasoning loses all determinate content. | The Law of Identity is therefore the most basic condition of intelligibility: without it, thought loses its object, language loses reference, and reasoning loses all determinate content. | ||
To recognise any distinguishable content as that content requires treating it as self-identical (A = A). This is a logical condition of coherent reference, not a derived empirical discovery. | |||
''Sophist 254d–255e; Republic 436b'' | |||