Combining Philosophers

Ideas for M Fitting/R Mendelsohn, Ned Markosian and Quentin Smith

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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

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Possible worlds must be abstract, because two qualitatively identical worlds are just one world [Markosian]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity

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□ must be sensitive as to whether it picks out an object by essential or by contingent properties [Fitting/Mendelsohn]

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Objects retain their possible properties across worlds, so a bundle theory of them seems best [Fitting/Mendelsohn]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / c. Counterparts

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Counterpart relations are neither symmetric nor transitive, so there is no logic of equality for them [Fitting/Mendelsohn]