Single Idea 17590

[catalogued under 10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / e. Possible Objects]

Full Idea

The notion of a merely possible object is an even more defective notion than the notion of a borderline object; after all, a merely possible object is an object that definitely isn't there.

Gist of Idea

A merely possible object clearly isn't there, so that is a defective notion

Source

Peter van Inwagen (Material Beings [1990], 19)

Book Reference

Inwagen,Peter van: 'Material Beings' [Cornell 1995], p.274