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'Parmenides', 'Counterpart theory and Quant. Modal Logic' and 'From Metaphysics to Ethics'
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 3. Types of Necessity
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We should not multiply senses of necessity beyond necessity [Jackson]
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 7. Natural Necessity
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Causal necessities hold in all worlds compatible with the laws of nature [Lewis]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds
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Mathematical sentences are a problem in a possible-worlds framework [Jackson]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds
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Possible worlds could be concrete, abstract, universals, sentences, or properties [Jackson]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation
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It doesn't take the whole of a possible Humphrey to win the election [Lewis]
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10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / c. Counterparts
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Counterpart theory is bizarre, as no one cares what happens to a mere counterpart [Kripke on Lewis]
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Counterparts are not the original thing, but resemble it more than other things do [Lewis]
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If the closest resembler to you is in fact quite unlike you, then you have no counterpart [Lewis]
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Essential attributes are those shared with all the counterparts [Lewis]
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