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"They proclaim that there is no law of identity, that nothing exists but change, and blank out the fact that change presupposes the concepts of what changes, from what and to what, that without the law of identity no such concept as 'change' is possible."  -Galt's Speech
The [[axiom]] of identity states that everything is what it is, that objects obey their basic nature, an apple is an apple, A is A.  It is the fundamental rule of [[logic]] and is a prerequisite to the certainty of [[knowledge]].
The [[axiom]] of identity states that everything is what it is, that objects obey their basic nature, an apple is an apple, A is A.  It is the fundamental rule of [[logic]] and is a prerequisite to the certainty of [[knowledge]].



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"They proclaim that there is no law of identity, that nothing exists but change, and blank out the fact that change presupposes the concepts of what changes, from what and to what, that without the law of identity no such concept as 'change' is possible." -Galt's Speech


The axiom of identity states that everything is what it is, that objects obey their basic nature, an apple is an apple, A is A. It is the fundamental rule of logic and is a prerequisite to the certainty of knowledge.

Further Reading

Metaphysics Topics
Axioms: Existence, Consciousness, IdentityCorollary: Causality, Primacy of Existence
Reality: Primacy of Existence, Existents, the Metaphysically Given versus the Man Made