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'Letters to a German Princess', 'Material Beings' and 'A Powers Theory of Modality'
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / c. Possible worlds realism
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Concrete worlds, unlike fictions, at least offer evidence of how the actual world could be [Jacobs]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds
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If some book described a possibe life for you, that isn't what makes such a life possible [Jacobs]
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Possible worlds semantics gives little insight into modality [Jacobs]
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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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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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