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I believe that labels are not ontologically innocent. That is, if we label an object, it takes on a position in an abstract space which is different from that of another numerically identical object. For example, if x=y, then x and y are not absolutely identical, though they are numerically identica...

Take a moment to consider objects as sets of properties. Objects have properties, sets have members, so there is a parallel here (even if properties are not fundamental, they can still be objects in a set or be had by objects) We may make additional sets out of these sets by asking what properties t...