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Ideas for 'later work', 'Anti-essentialism' and 'Three Dialogues of Hylas and Philonous'

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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 10. Impossibility

3946	A thing is shown to be impossible if a contradiction is demonstrated within its definition [Berkeley]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity

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Why imagine that Babe Ruth might be a billiard ball; nothing useful could be said about the ball [Stalnaker]