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'Counterpart theory and Quant. Modal Logic', 'Material Beings' and 'Discourse on Metaphysics'
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation
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It doesn't take the whole of a possible Humphrey to win the election [Lewis]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / c. Counterparts
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Counterparts reduce counterfactual identity to problems about similarity relations [Inwagen]
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Counterpart theory is bizarre, as no one cares what happens to a mere counterpart [Kripke on Lewis]
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Counterparts are not the original thing, but resemble it more than other things do [Lewis]
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If the closest resembler to you is in fact quite unlike you, then you have no counterpart [Lewis]
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Essential attributes are those shared with all the counterparts [Lewis]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / d. Haecceitism
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Leibniz is some form of haecceitist [Leibniz, by Cover/O'Leary-Hawthorne]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / e. Possible Objects
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A merely possible object clearly isn't there, so that is a defective notion [Inwagen]
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Merely possible objects must be consistent properties, or haecceities [Inwagen]
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