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'Unconscious Cerebral Initiative', 'Causal and Metaphysical Necessity' and 'Reference and Necessity'
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 5. Metaphysical Necessity
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If something is possible, but not nomologically possible, we need metaphysical possibility [Shoemaker]
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10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 1. A Priori Necessary
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Once you give up necessity as a priori, causal necessity becomes the main type of necessity [Shoemaker]
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10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / a. Conceivable as possible
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Empirical evidence shows that imagining a phenomenon can show it is possible [Shoemaker]
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Imagination reveals conceptual possibility, where descriptions avoid contradiction or incoherence [Shoemaker]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / a. Possible worlds
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If it might be true, it might be true in particular ways, and possible worlds describe such ways [Stalnaker]
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Possible worlds are ontologically neutral, but a commitment to possibilities remains [Stalnaker]
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Possible worlds allow discussion of modality without controversial modal auxiliaries [Stalnaker]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds
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Kripke's possible worlds are methodological, not metaphysical [Stalnaker]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation
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Rigid designation seems to presuppose that differing worlds contain the same individuals [Stalnaker]
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