Ideas from 'De Re and De Dicto' by Alvin Plantinga [1969], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Essays in the Metaphysics of Modality' by Plantinga,Alvin [OUP 2003,0-19-510377-7]].

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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names

14650

Maybe proper names involve essentialism

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / g. Real numbers

14648

Could I name all of the real numbers in one fell swoop? Call them all 'Charley'?

9. Objects / A. Existence of Objects / 5. Individuation / d. Individuation by haecceity

14647

Surely self-identity is essential to Socrates?

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 9. Essence and Properties

14646

An object has a property essentially if it couldn't conceivably have lacked it

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 4. De re / De dicto modality

14642

Expressing modality about a statement is 'de dicto'; expressing it of property-possession is 'de re'

14643

'De dicto' true and 'de re' false is possible, and so is 'de dicto' false and 'de re' true

14649

Can we find an appropriate 'de dicto' paraphrase for any 'de re' proposition?

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

14651

What Socrates could have been, and could have become, are different?