11 ideas
14626 | In S5 matters of possibility and necessity are non-contingent [Williamson] |
8967 | Not all predicates can be properties - 'is non-self-exemplifying', for example [Lowe] |
8965 | Neither mere matter nor pure form can individuate a sphere, so it must be a combination [Lowe] |
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] |
8968 | If the flagpole causally explains the shadow, the shadow cannot explain the flagpole [Lowe] |
14628 | Imagination is important, in evaluating possibility and necessity, via counterfactuals [Williamson] |
8966 | Properties are facets of objects, only discussable separately by an act of abstraction [Lowe] |
20713 | God must be fit for worship, but worship abandons morally autonomy, but there is no God [Rachels, by Davies,B] |