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[from 'Ways Worlds Could Be' by Peter Forrest, in 10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds ]

Full Idea

Forrest proposed that structural universals should serve as ersatz possible worlds.

Clarification

'Ersatz' implies a stand-in

Gist of Idea

Structural universals might serve as possible worlds

Source

report of Peter Forrest (Ways Worlds Could Be [1986]) by David Lewis - Against Structural Universals 'Intro'

Book Reference

Lewis,David: 'Papers in Metaphysics and Epistemology' [CUP 1999], p.78


A Reaction

I prefer powers to property universals. Perhaps a possible world is a maximal set of co-existing dispositions?