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All the ideas for 'Counterpart theory and Quant. Modal Logic', 'The Blue and Brown Notebooks' and 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra'

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10 ideas

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 1. Essences of Objects

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Aristotelian essentialism says essences are not relative to specification [Lewis]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 7. Natural Necessity

11978

Causal necessities hold in all worlds compatible with the laws of nature [Lewis]

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

11979

It doesn't take the whole of a possible Humphrey to win the election [Lewis]

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

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Counterpart theory is bizarre, as no one cares what happens to a mere counterpart [Kripke on Lewis]

11974

Counterparts are not the original thing, but resemble it more than other things do [Lewis]

11975

If the closest resembler to you is in fact quite unlike you, then you have no counterpart [Lewis]

11977

Essential attributes are those shared with all the counterparts [Lewis]

16. Persons / D. Continuity of the Self / 3. Reference of 'I'

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'I' is a subject in 'I am in pain' and an object in 'I am bleeding' [Wittgenstein, by McGinn]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / b. Indeterminate translation

6318	The doctrine of indeterminacy of translation seems implied by the later Wittgenstein [Wittgenstein, by Quine]

23. Ethics / C. Virtue Theory / 3. Virtues / a. Virtues

7903	The six perfections are giving, morality, patience, vigour, meditation, and wisdom [Nagarjuna]