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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | On the Continuity and Origin of Identity in Distributed Ledgers: Learning from Russell's Paradox |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Metaphilosophy |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0026-1068 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Number | 5 |
| Page Range | 687 - 697 |
| Date | 2017 |
| Abstract Text | This article studies the origin and continuity of the identity of the entities inscribed in a distributed ledger. Specifically, it focuses on the differences between the identities of the entities that exist in a distributed ledger and those of the entities that exist outside the ledger but must be represented in the ledger in order to interact with it. It suggests that a distributed ledger that contains representations of entities that exist outside the ledger can yield a continuum of interconnected existing and past identities that is constantly redefined to represent new conceptual entities. This continuum can be understood as a metasortal—or a sortal of sortals—that resembles the mathematical structure of a set of sets. Further, the article presents the dilemma that arises when representing the identities of entities in a distributed ledger, and it draws an analogy between this dilemma and Russell's Paradox. |
| Zusammenfassung | This article studies the origin and continuity of the identity of the entities inscribed in a distributed ledger. Specifically, it focuses on the differences between the identities of the entities that exist in a distributed ledger and those of the entities that exist outside the ledger but must be represented in the ledger in order to interact with it. It suggests that a distributed ledger that contains representations of entities that exist outside the ledger can yield a continuum of interconnected existing and past identities that is constantly redefined to represent new conceptual entities. This continuum can be understood as a metasortal—or a sortal of sortals—that resembles the mathematical structure of a set of sets. Further, the article presents the dilemma that arises when representing the identities of entities in a distributed ledger, and it draws an analogy between this dilemma and Russell's Paradox. |
| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1111/meta.12272 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:15312 |
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