Analysis On The Theory Of Identity And Reference

Since modern philosophy especially modern logic developed, the discussion among logicians and philosophers have long been focused on identity in the realm of logic and philosophy. Among them those with great influence include Locke , Leibniz , Russell, Wittgenstein, Kripke, etc.As for identity, the main questions put forward in history are: What is identity? Is it the identity of individual or of community? How will the theory of reference resolve the problem of identity? With the theory of model logic being raised, the problem of global unification and its identification, as well as essentialism, are also put forward. Different logic and epistemological view are showed in the solution toward these problems. This paper will discuss these problems by interpreting and comparing different ideas and then come to such a conclusion: We should discuss identity on the basis of cognitive generality and development. Identity is inevitable on opposite of the whole cognition as background.The whole article is divided into four parts:Part one interprets and discusses the view of Locke and Leibniz and puts forward that the problem of identity should be discussed under Leibniz's frame. It also proposes and analyzes identity criteria and identity necessity. Thereafter a few basic concepts about identity are consulted and the relation between identity and reference are explained.The second part analyzes two important reference theory concerning name: Description Theory represented by Russell and Historical Casual Theory of Reference represented by Kripke. The part discusses their advantages and disadvantages and then global identity and identification are led in.Part three analyzes global identity and its identification under different possible view of the world: Those who oppose the possibility of the world deny the existence of this problem; The other who support the possibility of the world hold on their own view.Part four is the conclusion. This final part puts forward and expounds the following viewpoint: Defending on Description Theory; A new possible global view and its explanation about identity; The epistemological result from identity cognition; Practice requires insistence on the theory of general and genetic epistemology.