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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / c. Possible worlds realism

15472	It is pointless to say possible worlds are truthmakers, and then deny that possible worlds exist [Martin,CB]
	Full Idea: To claim that the truthmaker for a counterfactual, for example, is a set of possible worlds, but to deny that these worlds really exist, seems pointless.
	From: C.B. Martin (The Mind in Nature [2008], 03.3)
	A reaction: Lewis therefore argues that they do exist. Martin argues that possible worlds are not truthmakers. He rests his account of modality on dispositions. I prefer Martin.