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'works', 'Naming and Necessity notes and addenda' and 'De Natura Corporis'
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 7. Natural Necessity
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What many people consider merely physically necessary I consider completely necessary [Kripke]
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What is often held to be mere physical necessity is actually metaphysical necessity [Kripke]
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility
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Unicorns are vague, so no actual or possible creature could count as a unicorn [Kripke]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds
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Possible worlds are useful in set theory, but can be very misleading elsewhere [Kripke]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation
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Kaplan's 'Dthat' is a useful operator for transforming a description into a rigid designation [Kripke]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / c. Counterparts
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The best known objection to counterparts is Kripke's, that Humphrey doesn't care if his counterpart wins [Kripke, by Sider]
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