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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

The Closest-Continuer schema is a theory of identity according to which identity through time is a function of appropriate weighted dimensions. A at time 1 and B at time 2 are the same just in case B is the closest continuer of A, according to a metric determined by continuity of the appropriate weighted dimensions.

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I don't think that I fully agree with it but it's interesting to think about