10 ideas
14626 | In S5 matters of possibility and necessity are non-contingent [Williamson] |
13082 | The complete concept of an individual includes contingent properties, as well as necessary ones [Leibniz] |
14625 | Necessity is counterfactually implied by its negation; possibility does not counterfactually imply its negation [Williamson] |
14623 | Strict conditionals imply counterfactual conditionals: □(A⊃B)⊃(A□→B) [Williamson] |
14624 | Counterfactual conditionals transmit possibility: (A□→B)⊃(◊A⊃◊B) [Williamson] |
14531 | Rather than define counterfactuals using necessity, maybe necessity is a special case of counterfactuals [Williamson, by Hale/Hoffmann,A] |
19355 | The soul doesn't understand many of its own actions, if perceptions are confused and desires buried [Leibniz] |
14628 | Imagination is important, in evaluating possibility and necessity, via counterfactuals [Williamson] |
19350 | We should say that body is mechanism and soul is immaterial, asserting their independence [Leibniz] |
19356 | Minds unconsciously count vibration beats in music, and enjoy it when they coincide [Leibniz] |