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Single Idea 11110

[from 'Analyzing Modality' by Michael Jubien, in 10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / c. Counterparts ]

Full Idea

If someone similar to Humphrey won the election, that nicely establishes the possibility of someone's winning who is similar to Humphrey. But we mustn't confuse this possibility with the intuitively different possibility of Humphrey himself winning.

Gist of Idea

We mustn't confuse a similar person with the same person

Source

Michael Jubien (Analyzing Modality [2007], 1)

Book Reference

'Oxford Studies in Metaphysics vol.3', ed/tr. Zimmerman,Dean W. [OUP 2007], p.102