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Ideas for 'On What Grounds What', 'Intensional Logic' and 'The Absurd'

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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 / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity

15377	Definite descriptions pick out different objects in different possible worlds [Fitting]
	Full Idea: Definite descriptions pick out different objects in different possible worlds quite naturally.
	From: Melvin Fitting (Intensional Logic [2007], 3.4)
	A reaction: A definite description can pick out the same object in another possible world, or a very similar one, or an object which has almost nothing in common with the others.