Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Machamer,P/Darden,L/Craver,C, Alvin Plantinga and David Lewis

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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 4. De re / De dicto modality
Can we find an appropriate 'de dicto' paraphrase for any 'de re' proposition? [Plantinga]
De re modal predicates are ambiguous [Lewis, by Rudder Baker]
'De re' modality is as clear as 'de dicto' modality, because they are logically equivalent [Plantinga]
Expressing modality about a statement is 'de dicto'; expressing it of property-possession is 'de re' [Plantinga]
'De dicto' true and 'de re' false is possible, and so is 'de dicto' false and 'de re' true [Plantinga]
10. Modality / A. Necessity / 7. Natural Necessity
Causal necessities hold in all worlds compatible with the laws of nature [Lewis]