Ideas from 'A Powers Theory of Modality' by Jonathan D. Jacobs [2010], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Philosophical Studies' (ed/tr -) [- ,]].
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3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 11. Truthmaking and Correspondence
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Unlike correspondence, truthmaking can be one truth to many truthmakers, or vice versa
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8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 3. Structural Relations
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If structures result from intrinsic natures of properties, the 'relations' between them can drop out
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 1. Powers
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Science aims at identifying the structure and nature of the powers that exist
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 2. Powers as Basic
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Powers come from concrete particulars, not from the laws of nature
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 10. Impossibility
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Possibilities are manifestations of some power, and impossibilies rest on no powers
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility
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States of affairs are only possible if some substance could initiate a causal chain to get there
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 9. Counterfactuals
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Counterfactuals invite us to consider the powers picked out by the antecedent
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 1. Sources of Necessity
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Possible worlds are just not suitable truthmakers for modality
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 5. Modality from Actuality
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All modality is in the properties and relations of the actual world
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 6. Necessity from Essence
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We can base counterfactuals on powers, not possible worlds, and hence define necessity
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / c. Possible worlds realism
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Concrete worlds, unlike fictions, at least offer evidence of how the actual world could be
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds
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If some book described a possibe life for you, that isn't what makes such a life possible
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Possible worlds semantics gives little insight into modality
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