Ideas from 'Transworld Heir Lines' by David Kaplan [1967], by Theme Structure

[found in 'The Possible and the Actual' (ed/tr Loux,Michael J.) [Cornell 1979,0-8014-9178-9]].

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5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 1. Ontology of Logic

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Logicians like their entities to exhibit a maximum degree of purity

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 7. Substratum

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Models nicely separate particulars from their clothing, and logicians often accept that metaphysically

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity

11971

The simplest solution to transworld identification is to adopt bare particulars

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / c. Counterparts

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Essence is a transworld heir line, rather than a collection of properties

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Unusual people may have no counterparts, or several

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 8. Synonymy

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Sentences might have the same sense when logically equivalent - or never have the same sense