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'Counterpart theory and Quant. Modal Logic', 'Reference and Modality' and 'Killing and Letting Die'
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 4. De re / De dicto modality
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To be necessarily greater than 7 is not a trait of 7, but depends on how 7 is referred to [Quine]
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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 / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity
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Whether 9 is necessarily greater than 7 depends on how '9' is described [Quine, by Fine,K]
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Necessity only applies to objects if they are distinctively specified [Quine]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity
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We can't quantify in modal contexts, because the modality depends on descriptions, not objects [Quine, by Fine,K]
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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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