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The [[axiom]] of identity states that everything is what it is, that objects obey their basic nature, an apple is an apple, A is A. It is the fundamental rule of [[logic]] and is a prerequisite to the certainty of [[knowledge]]. | The [[axiom]] of identity states that everything is what it is, that objects obey their basic nature, an apple is an apple, A is A. It is the fundamental rule of [[logic]] and is a prerequisite to the certainty of [[knowledge]]. | ||
== Further Reading == | |||
*[http://aynrandlexicon.com/lexicon/identity.html Identity at the Ayn Rand Lexicon] | |||
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The axiom of identity states that everything is what it is, that objects obey their basic nature, an apple is an apple, A is A. It is the fundamental rule of logic and is a prerequisite to the certainty of knowledge.
Further Reading
Metaphysics Topics |
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Axioms: Existence, Consciousness, Identity • Corollary: Causality, Primacy of Existence |
Reality: Primacy of Existence, Existents, the Metaphysically Given versus the Man Made |