Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Stephen Mumford, John Austin and Stephen Boulter
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity
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Logical possibility needs the concepts of the proposition to be adequate [Boulter]
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 3. Combinatorial possibility
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Maybe possibilities are recombinations of the existing elements of reality [Mumford]
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Combinatorial possibility has to allow all elements to be combinable, which seems unlikely [Mumford]
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Combinatorial possibility relies on what actually exists (even over time), but there could be more [Mumford]
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / c. Truth-function conditionals
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Truth-functional conditionals can't distinguish whether they are causal or accidental [Mumford]
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / d. Non-truthfunction conditionals
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Dispositions are not equivalent to stronger-than-material conditionals [Mumford]
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