Ideas from 'Intensions Revisited' by Willard Quine [1977], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Theories and Things' by Quine,Willard [Harvard 1981,0-674-87926-0]].

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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 1. Modal Logic

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Quantified modal logic collapses if essence is withdrawn

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

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Essences can make sense in a particular context or enquiry, as the most basic predicates

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity

8483	Necessity is relative to context; it is what is assumed in an inquiry

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds

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Possible worlds are a way to dramatise essentialism, and yet they presuppose essentialism

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation

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A rigid designator (for all possible worlds) picks out an object by its essential traits

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs

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Beliefs can be ascribed to machines