Combining Philosophers

Ideas for John Hawthorne, David S. Oderberg and Alex Oliver

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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity

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A modal can reverse meaning if the context is seen differently, so maybe context is all? [Hawthorne]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 4. Potentiality

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Bodies have act and potency, the latter explaining new kinds of existence [Oderberg]

10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 5. Modality from Actuality

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Science is modally committed, to disposition, causation and law [Oliver]

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]

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]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation

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Rigid designation has at least three essentialist presuppositions [Oderberg]