Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Melvin Fitting, J Hoffman/G Rosenkrantz and John Bacon

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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds
Four theories of possible worlds: conceptualist, combinatorial, abstract, or concrete [Hoffman/Rosenkrantz]
Maybe possible worlds are just sets of possible tropes [Bacon,John]
10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity
Definite descriptions pick out different objects in different possible worlds [Fitting]