Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Hermarchus, Ross P. Cameron and Trenton Merricks

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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 9. Counterfactuals

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Counterfactuals aren't about actuality, so they lack truthmakers or a supervenience base [Merricks]

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

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

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

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We should reject distinct but indiscernible worlds [Cameron]

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

6133	If my counterpart is happy, that is irrelevant to whether I 'could' have been happy [Merricks]

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If 'Fido is possibly black' depends on Fido's counterparts, then it has no actual truthmaker [Merricks]