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All the ideas for 'Deriving Kripkean Claims with Abstract Objects', 'The Metaphysics of Space-Time Substantivalism' and 'Two Kinds of Possibility'

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9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 2. Abstract Objects / a. Nature of abstracta

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Abstract objects are actually constituted by the properties by which we conceive them [Zalta]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 1. Types of Modality

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There are two families of modal notions, metaphysical and epistemic, of equal strength [Edgington]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 5. Metaphysical Necessity

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Metaphysical possibility is discovered empirically, and is contrained by nature [Edgington]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity

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Broadly logical necessity (i.e. not necessarily formal logical necessity) is an epistemic notion [Edgington]

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An argument is only valid if it is epistemically (a priori) necessary [Edgington]

18. Thought / E. Abstraction / 2. Abstracta by Selection

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Abstract objects are captured by second-order modal logic, plus 'encoding' formulas [Zalta]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 4. Substantival Space

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General Relativity allows substantivalism about space-time - that it has independent properties [Hoefer]