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Ideas for 'In Defense of Essentialism', 'The Golden Bowl, and Lit as Moral Philosophy' and 'Contingent Identity'

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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

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'Modal realists' believe in many concrete worlds, 'actualists' in just this world, 'ersatzists' in abstract other worlds [Paul,LA]

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

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Possible worlds identity needs a sortal [Gibbard]

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Only concepts, not individuals, can be the same across possible worlds [Gibbard]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation

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Kripke's semantics needs lots of intuitions about which properties are essential [Gibbard]