Ideas from 'Essence and Potentiality' by Barbara Vetter [2010], by Theme Structure
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8. Modes of Existence / C. Powers and Dispositions / 4. Powers as Essence
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Essence is a thing's necessities, but what about its possibilities (which may not be realised)?
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition
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Real definition fits abstracta, but not individual concrete objects like Socrates
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9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 7. Essence and Necessity / a. Essence as necessary properties
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Modal accounts make essence less mysterious, by basing them on the clearer necessity
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 5. Metaphysical Necessity
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Metaphysical necessity is even more deeply empirical than Kripke has argued
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility
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Possible worlds allow us to talk about degrees of possibility
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Maybe possibility is constituted by potentiality
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10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / c. Possible but inconceivable
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The apparently metaphysically possible may only be epistemically possible
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / a. Possible worlds
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Closeness of worlds should be determined by the intrinsic nature of relevant objects
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