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All the ideas for 'Counterpart theory and Quant. Modal Logic', 'Presidential Address of Am. Math. Soc' and 'Open Society and Its Enemies:Hegel and Marx'

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

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We have no adequate logic at the moment, so mathematicians must create one [Veblen]

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

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

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 15. Against Essentialism

5451	Popper felt that ancient essentialism was a bar to progress [Popper, by Mautner]

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

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

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

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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]

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

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

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