This is a joint contribution by E. Castellani and L. Crosilla contained in the book symposium discussing the volume "Identity in Physics" of S. French and D. Krause (OUP, 2006). While strongly appreciating their work, we have two main criticisms regarding: 1) the ‘ontological’ reading of the indistiguishability issue raised by the so-called identical particles, and 2) the very motivation behind the formal account presented in the second part of their book. We argue that although the physical indistinguishabilty issue can play important heuristic function in suggesting new routes to the mathematical and logical investigations, this does not imply that a formal framework without a notion of self-identity is more adequate for formulating the physical theory.

The physics and metaphysics of identity and individuality / D. Howard; B. C. van Fraassen; O. Bueno; E. Castellani; L. Crosilla; S. French; D. Krause. - In: METASCIENCE. - ISSN 0815-0796. - STAMPA. - 20:(2011), pp. 225-251.

The physics and metaphysics of identity and individuality

CASTELLANI, ELENA;L. Crosilla
2011

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This is a joint contribution by E. Castellani and L. Crosilla contained in the book symposium discussing the volume "Identity in Physics" of S. French and D. Krause (OUP, 2006). While strongly appreciating their work, we have two main criticisms regarding: 1) the ‘ontological’ reading of the indistiguishability issue raised by the so-called identical particles, and 2) the very motivation behind the formal account presented in the second part of their book. We argue that although the physical indistinguishabilty issue can play important heuristic function in suggesting new routes to the mathematical and logical investigations, this does not imply that a formal framework without a notion of self-identity is more adequate for formulating the physical theory.
2011
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D. Howard; B. C. van Fraassen; O. Bueno; E. Castellani; L. Crosilla; S. French; D. Krause
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