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Modal metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that investigates the metaphysics underlying statements about possible or a priori statements.[1]

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Modal metaphysics

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Modal metaphysics is a branch of philosophy that investigates the metaphysics underlying statements about possible or a priori statements. Modal logic...

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Modal realism

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Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Retrieved 15 November 2020. Ross, James F. “The Crash of Modal Metaphysics.” The Review of Metaphysics...

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Metaphysics

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repeatable entities that characterize particulars, like the color red. Modal metaphysics examines what it means for something to be possible or necessary....

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Metaphysical necessity

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University Press, p. 96 Metaphysical necessity at PhilPapers Modal Metaphysics article in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Modal Illusions article in...

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Actualism

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x. Parent, Ted. "Modal Metaphysics". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Mellor, D. H. "Real Metaphysics: Replies". Real Metaphysics: Essays in honour...

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Extended modal realism

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Extended modal realism is a metaphysical theory developed by Takashi Yagisawa. It concerns the question of what it means that something is possible or...

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Modal logic

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Critical Introduction to the Metaphysics of Modality, New York: Bloomsbury, 2016. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: "Modal Logic: A Contemporary View"...

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Ontology

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Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Retrieved 5 January 2021. Parent, Ted. "Modal Metaphysics". Internet Encyclopedia...

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Dialetheism

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Dialetheism (/daɪəˈlɛθiɪzəm/; from Greek δι- di- 'twice' and ἀλήθεια alḗtheia 'truth') is the view that there are statements that are both true and false...

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Philosophy of logic

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Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Retrieved 25 November 2021. Parent, Ted. "Modal Metaphysics". Internet Encyclopedia...

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World

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89h3510H. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.89.083510. S2CID 118371273. Parent, Ted. "Modal Metaphysics". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 9 April 2021. Menzel...

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Meinongian argument

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The Meinongian argument is a type of ontological argument or an "a priori argument" that seeks to prove the existence of God. This is through an assertion...

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Accidental necessity

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In philosophy and logic, accidental necessity, often stated in its Latin form, necessitas per accidens, refers to the necessity attributed to the past...

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Noneism

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Noneism, also known as modal Meinongianism (named after Alexius Meinong), is a theory in logic and metaphysics. It holds that some things do not exist...

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Philosophical logic

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Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. Retrieved 25 November 2021. Parent, Ted. "Modal Metaphysics". Internet Encyclopedia...

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Counterpart theory

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area of metaphysics, counterpart theory is an alternative to standard (Kripkean) possible-worlds semantics for interpreting quantified modal logic. Counterpart...

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Interpretations of quantum mechanics

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Clifton, R., 1998, "Lorentz-invariance in modal interpretations" in Dieks, D. and Vermaas, P., eds., The Modal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics. Dordrecht:...

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Potentiality and actuality

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philosophy regards possibility, as studied by modal metaphysics, to be an aspect of modal logic. Modal logic as a named subject owes much to the writings...

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Subjunctive possibility

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Subjunctive possibility (also called alethic possibility) is a form of modality studied in modal logic. Subjunctive possibilities are the sorts of possibilities...

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Existence

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Jubien 2004, pp. 49–50 Lowe 2005, Existence Weatherson 2021, § 6. Modal Metaphysics Lowe 2005, Existence Casati & Fujikawa, Lead Section, §4. Why Is There...

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Necessitarianism

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Necessitarianism is a metaphysical principle that denies all mere possibility; there is exactly one way for the world to be. It is the strongest member...

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Gideon Rosen

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105 (2008): 591-610. "Metaphysical Dependence: Grounding and Reduction," in B. Hale & A. Hoffmann (eds.), Modality: Metaphysics, Logic, and Epistemology...

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Possible world

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semantics for intensional and modal logic. Their metaphysical status has been a subject of controversy in philosophy, with modal realists such as David Lewis...

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Truthmaker theory

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Parent, Ted. "Modal Metaphysics". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Mellor, D. H. (2003). "Real Metaphysics: Replies". Real Metaphysics: Essays in honour...

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Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

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Causation". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Horn, Joshua. "Leibniz: Modal Metaphysics". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Jorarti, Julia. "Leibniz: Philosophy...

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