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[from 'Writing the Book of the World' by Theodore Sider, in 10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 5. Modality from Actuality ]

Full Idea

At bottom, the world is an amodal place. Necessity and possibility do not carve at the joints; ultimate reality is not 'full of threats and promises' (Goodman). The book of the world says how things are, not how they must or might be.

Gist of Idea

The world does not contain necessity and possibility - merely how things are

Source

Theodore Sider (Writing the Book of the World [2011], 12)

Book Reference

Sider,Theodore: 'Writing the Book of the World' [OUP 2011], p.266


A Reaction

Nice to see this expressed so clearly. I find it much easier to disagree with as a result. At first blush I would say that if you haven't noticed that the world is full of threats and promises, you should wake up and smell the coffee. Actuality is active.