Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Christian Wolff, Scott Soames and David S. Oderberg
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 5. Metaphysical Necessity
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There are more metaphysically than logically necessary truths [Soames]
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We understand metaphysical necessity intuitively, from ordinary life [Soames]
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 4. Potentiality
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Bodies have act and potency, the latter explaining new kinds of existence [Oderberg]
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 3. Necessity by Convention
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A key achievement of Kripke is showing that important modalities are not linguistic in source [Soames]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds
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Realism about possible worlds is circular, since it needs a criterion of 'possible' [Oderberg]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds
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Kripkean possible worlds are abstract maximal states in which the real world could have been [Soames]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity
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Necessity of identity seems trivial, because it leaves out the real essence [Oderberg]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation
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Rigid designation has at least three essentialist presuppositions [Oderberg]
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