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The Duplication Problem

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The duplication problem: any psychological criterion could be satisfied by two candidates at once—and one person cannot be identical to two.

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A teletransporter malfunction leaves the original and builds a copy: both continuous with you, both claiming the name. Numerical identity permits one winner.