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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity
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De re necessity is just de dicto necessity about object-essences [Jubien]
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Necessity is relative to context; it is what is assumed in an inquiry [Quine]
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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 5. Modality from Actuality
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Modal propositions transcend the concrete, but not the actual [Jubien]
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Your properties, not some other world, decide your possibilities [Jubien]
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Modal truths are facts about parts of this world, not about remote maximal entities [Jubien]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds
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Possible worlds are a way to dramatise essentialism, and yet they presuppose essentialism [Quine]
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We have no idea how many 'possible worlds' there might be [Jubien]
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If there are no other possible worlds, do we then exist necessarily? [Jubien]
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If all possible worlds just happened to include stars, their existence would be necessary [Jubien]
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Possible worlds just give parallel contingencies, with no explanation at all of necessity [Jubien]
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If other worlds exist, then they are scattered parts of the actual world [Jubien]
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Worlds don't explain necessity; we use necessity to decide on possible worlds [Jubien]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation
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A rigid designator (for all possible worlds) picks out an object by its essential traits [Quine]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / c. Counterparts
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We mustn't confuse a similar person with the same person [Jubien]
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