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'Subjectivist's Guide to Objective Chance', 'Conceptual truth and metaphysical necessity' and 'Counterpart theory and Quant. Modal Logic'
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 7. Natural Necessity
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Causal necessities hold in all worlds compatible with the laws of nature [Lewis]
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 4. Necessity from Concepts
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The necessity of a proposition concerns reality, not our words or concepts [Stalnaker]
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Conceptual possibilities are metaphysical possibilities we can conceive of [Stalnaker]
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10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 3. A Posteriori Necessary
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Critics say there are just an a priori necessary part, and an a posteriori contingent part [Stalnaker]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / a. Possible worlds
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A 'centred' world is an ordered triple of world, individual and time [Stalnaker]
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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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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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