Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, U Kriegel / K Williford and Stephen Read
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity
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Equating necessity with truth in every possible world is the S5 conception of necessity [Read]
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / a. Conditionals
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The point of conditionals is to show that one will accept modus ponens [Read]
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The standard view of conditionals is that they are truth-functional [Read]
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Some people even claim that conditionals do not express propositions [Read]
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / d. Non-truthfunction conditionals
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Conditionals are just a shorthand for some proof, leaving out the details [Read]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / a. Possible worlds
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Knowledge of possible worlds is not causal, but is an ontology entailed by semantics [Read]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / c. Possible worlds realism
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How can modal Platonists know the truth of a modal proposition? [Read]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / d. Possible worlds actualism
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Actualism is reductionist (to parts of actuality), or moderate realist (accepting real abstractions) [Read]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / c. Worlds as propositions
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A possible world is a determination of the truth-values of all propositions of a domain [Read]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / c. Counterparts
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If worlds are concrete, objects can't be present in more than one, and can only have counterparts [Read]
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