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Ideas for 'On What Grounds What', 'Dispositions and Powers' and 'There is no a Priori'

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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / b. Impossible worlds

13749	Belief in impossible worlds may require dialetheism [Schaffer,J]
	Full Idea: One motivation for dialetheism is the view that there are impossible worlds.
	From: Jonathan Schaffer (On What Grounds What [2009], 2.3)

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

23710	Dispositionalism says modality is in the powers of this world, not outsourced to possible worlds [Friend/Kimpton-Nye]
	Full Idea: Dispositionalism does not 'outsource' modality to other possible worlds, it roots modality in the powers of concrete individuals in this world.
	From: Friend/Kimpton-Nye (Dispositions and Powers [2023], 3.3.3)
	A reaction: Possible worlds are to abolish modality, by treating it as the non-modal facts of different worlds. I see the dispositional view as vastly superior, because the world is awash with vivid and undeniable potentialities, and one world is better ontology.