Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Hermarchus, Stephen Read and David Lewis

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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]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 4. De re / De dicto modality

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De re modal predicates are ambiguous [Lewis, by Rudder Baker]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 7. Natural Necessity

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Causal necessities hold in all worlds compatible with the laws of nature [Lewis]