来自《耶鲁大学开放课程—哲学：死亡 第6集 第6集》
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even though in other logically possible worlds即使在其他逻辑世界中 -
the identity comes apart.不存在这种同一性 -
Identity is not necessary,同一性不是必然的 -
but contingent, as the philosophers put it."而是偶然的 就像哲学家们常说的 -
It's not clear that that's right either.还不清楚这是不是对的 -
The notion of contingent identity is very puzzling.偶然同一性是很令人迷惑的 -
After all, if A really is B,毕竟 如果A真的是B -
how could they come apart?它们怎么可能分离呢 -
There's only one thing there.那儿就只有一个东西 -
There's nothing to come apart.没什么可分的 -
There's just A equals B, that single thing.就只有A等于B 那一个东西 -
What's to come apart?何来的分离