Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Melvin Fitting, Stephen Wolfram and Peter van Inwagen
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 5. Modality from Actuality
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Actuality proves possibility, but that doesn't explain how it is possible [Inwagen]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity
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Definite descriptions pick out different objects in different possible worlds [Fitting]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / c. Counterparts
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Counterparts reduce counterfactual identity to problems about similarity relations [Inwagen]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / e. Possible Objects
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A merely possible object clearly isn't there, so that is a defective notion [Inwagen]
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Merely possible objects must be consistent properties, or haecceities [Inwagen]
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