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'works', 'Intensions Revisited' and 'Content Preservation'
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity
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Necessity is relative to context; it is what is assumed in an inquiry [Quine]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds
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Possible worlds are a way to dramatise essentialism, and yet they presuppose essentialism [Quine]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation
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A rigid designator (for all possible worlds) picks out an object by its essential traits [Quine]
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