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All the ideas for 'Leibniz', 'On the Source of Necessity' and 'Transworld Heir Lines'

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10 ideas

4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 3. Modal Logic Systems / g. System S4

15102

S4 says there must be some necessary truths (the actual ones, of which there is at least one) [Cameron]

5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 1. Ontology of Logic

11970

Logicians like their entities to exhibit a maximum degree of purity [Kaplan]

9. Objects / C. Structure of Objects / 7. Substratum

11969

Models nicely separate particulars from their clothing, and logicians often accept that metaphysically [Kaplan]

9. Objects / F. Identity among Objects / 7. Indiscernible Objects

7566	The Identity of Indiscernibles is really the same as the verification principle [Jolley]

10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 1. Sources of Necessity

15103

Blackburn fails to show that the necessary cannot be grounded in the contingent [Cameron]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / a. Transworld identity

11971

The simplest solution to transworld identification is to adopt bare particulars [Kaplan]

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

11973

Unusual people may have no counterparts, or several [Kaplan]

11972

Essence is a transworld heir line, rather than a collection of properties [Kaplan]

19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 8. Synonymy

11967

Sentences might have the same sense when logically equivalent - or never have the same sense [Kaplan]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 1. Nature of Time / f. Eternalism

15104

The 'moving spotlight' theory makes one time privileged, while all times are on a par ontologically [Cameron]