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Ideas for 'Principles of Philosophy', 'Identity and Necessity' and 'What is the Source of Knowledge of Modal Truths?'

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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds

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We could give up possible worlds if we based necessity on essences [Lowe]

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

9172	A 'rigid designator' designates the same object in all possible worlds [Kripke]

9173	We cannot say that Nixon might have been a different man from the one he actually was [Kripke]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / c. Counterparts

9176	Modal statements about this table never refer to counterparts; that confuses epistemology and metaphysics [Kripke]