_1 purple purple 1 WiM_L_L_2 purple purple 1 WiM_L_L_3 blue red▲ 1 WiM_L_L_4 purple purple 1 WiM_L_L_5 purple grey▼ 2 WiM_L_L_6 purple purple 1 WiM_L_H_1 purple grey▼ 2 WiM_L_H_2 purple grey▼ 2 WiM_L_H_3 purple grey▼ 2 WiM_L_H_4 purple purple 1 WiM_L_H_5 purple purple 1 WiM_L_H_6 purple purple 1 WiM_H_L_1 purple purple 1 WiM_H_L_2 green blue▲ 1 WiM_H_L_3 yellow red▼ 2 WiM_H_L_4 yellow red▼ 2 WiM_H_L_5 red blue▼ 2 WiM_H_L_6 red blue▼ 3 WiM_H_H_1 red blue▼ 2 54 WiM_H_H_2 yellow red▼ 2 WiM_H_H_3 blue blue 2 WiM_H_H_4 green blue▲ 1 WiM_H_H_5 yellow red▼ 2 WiM_H_H_6 grey grey How to be a modal realist Cian Dorr Draft of May 16, 2010 Comments welcome 1 Some puzzles I'm no modal realist myself, mind, and I don't think you should be either. But it can be important to know how best to do something you have no intention of doing. Modal realism plays a pivotal role in the space of available views about modality: our understanding of that space will be seriously incomplete unless we understand how modal realism can best be made coherent. You probably think that David Lewis has already made it coherent-On the Plurality of Worlds (Lewis 1986: henceforth OPW) stands for many of us as an exemplar of the internal virtues towards which one might aspire in a systematic metaphysics, whatever we may think about the plausibility of the result. I think this judgment needs refining. The book contains the outlines of a marvellously coherent and elegant (albeit otherwise implausible) account of modality and many other subject matters. But it also contains various bits of doctrine that just don't fit with this picture, including some that might have seemed quite
_ 1 purple purple 1 WiM_L_L_2 purple purple 1 WiM_L_L_3 blue red ▲ 1 WiM_L_L_4 empurpled purple 1 WiM_L_L_5 empurpled grey ▼ 2 WiM_L_L_6 purple purple 1 WiM_L_H_1 purple grey ▼ 2 WiM_L_H_2 imperial grey ▼ 2 WiM_L_H_3 purple gray ▼ 2 WiM_L_H_4 purple purple 1 WiM_L_H_5 purple purple 1 WiM_L_H_6 purple purple 1 WiM_H_L_1 empurpled purple 1 WiM_H_L_2 green blue ▲ 1 WiM_H_L_3 jaundiced red ▼ 2 WiM_H_L_4 yellow bolshevik ▼ 2 WiM_H_L_5 red blue ▼ 2 WiM_H_L_6 red blue ▼ 3 WiM_H_H_1 red blue ▼ 2 54 WiM_H_H_2 yellow red ▼ 2 WiM_H_H_3 blue blue 2 WiM_H_H_4 fleeceable blue ▲ 1 WiM_H_H_5 yellow red ▼ 2 WiM_H_H_6 grey grey How to be a modal realist Cian Dorr Draft of May 16, 2010 Comments welcome 1 Some puzzles I'm no modal realist myself, thinker, and I don't think you should be either. But it can be important to acknowledge how best to make something you have no intention of doing. Modal realism plays a pivotal function in the space of available views about modality: our understanding of that space will be seriously incomplete unless we understand how modal realism can best be made coherent. You probably think that David Lewis has already made it coherent - On the Plurality of Worlds (Lewis 1986: henceforth OPW) stands for many of us as an exemplar of the internal virtues towards which one might aspire in a taxonomic metaphysics, whatever we may remember about the plausibility of the result. I intend this opinion needs refining. The book contains the outline of a marvellously coherent and elegant (albeit otherwise implausible) account of mood and many other subject matters. But it also contains various bits of doctrine that just don't fit with this picture, including some that might have seemed quite
_1 pugple purple 1 WiM_L_L_2 purplt purple 1 WiM_L_L_3 blue red▲ 1 WiM_L_M_4 purple purple 1 WiM_L_L_5 purple grey▼ 2 XiM_L_O_6 purkje purple 1 WiM_L_H_1 pjrple grej▼ 2 WiM_L_H_2 purpow grey▼ 2 WiM_L_H_3 purple greg▼ 2 WiK_O_H_4 purple purpke 1 WiM_L_H_5 [urple purple 1 WkM_P_H_6 purple purple 1 WiM_H_L_1 purple purpje 1 WiM_N_L_2 green blue▲ 1 WyM_H_L_3 rellkw red▼ 2 WiM_H_L_4 yellow red▼ 2 WiM_H_L_5 res blue▼ 2 WiM_H_L_6 red blie▼ 3 WiM_H_H_1 red blue▼ 2 54 WiM_H_H_2 yelpow red▼ 2 WiM_H_H_3 bluf blue 2 WiM_Y_H_4 gwwen blue▲ 1 WiO_H_H_5 yellow red▼ 2 WiM_H_H_6 frey grey How to be a modal reauist Eian Dorr Dtcdt lx May 16, 2010 Comnents welcome 1 Some puzzlas I'm np modal realisb mysxlf, nind, and I don't think you should be eitrer. But id ean be important to kboq how besd to eo romtthmng you hwve no intentjon of doint. Modal realism plaus q pivotal rols in tre space of available views about modalitj: oud understanding of that space will be serioudly incom[lete unless we understand how modal realism can test ue mabc zihfrent. You probably think that David Lewis has zltesdy made it comerent-On the Plurakihy jf Worlds (Lewks 1986: heuderorth OPW) stands flr many of uw as an evempkar of the internal virtues towards whibh obe might aspire in a systematnc metsphysocs, whatever we may thiuk aboht the plaudibility kw the result. I tfinl dhis judgment needs refinigg. The boik cpntains the outliges of a mwrvellously coherent and elegcnt (anbeit othegwise implausible) account of movelity and mani odheg subject mattcrs. But it also contains varipus bitf of aoctrine tgat jusv don't fit wyth this pictgte, including vome thae mitht yave sedoed quite
_1 purple purple 1 WiM_L_L_2 purple purple blue 1 WiM_L_L_4 purple 1 WiM_L_L_5 purple WiM_L_H_1 purple grey▼ WiM_L_H_2 purple grey▼ WiM_L_H_3 purple grey▼ 2 WiM_L_H_4 purple 1 WiM_L_H_5 purple purple 1 WiM_L_H_6 purple purple 1 WiM_H_L_1 purple purple 1 green blue▲ 1 WiM_H_L_3 yellow red▼ 2 WiM_H_L_4 yellow red▼ 2 WiM_H_L_5 red 2 red 3 red blue▼ 2 54 WiM_H_H_2 yellow red▼ 2 WiM_H_H_3 blue blue 2 WiM_H_H_4 green blue▲ 1 yellow red▼ 2 WiM_H_H_6 grey grey How to a modal realist Cian Draft of May 16, 2010 welcome Some puzzles no realist mind, and I think you should be either. But it can be important to know how best to do something have no doing. Modal plays pivotal in the space views about modality: our understanding of be seriously incomplete unless we understand how modal can best made coherent. You probably think that Lewis has already made it coherent-On the Plurality Worlds (Lewis 1986: henceforth OPW) stands for many of us as an exemplar of the towards which one might in a systematic whatever may about plausibility of result. I think this judgment needs refining. The book contains the of a marvellously coherent and elegant (albeit otherwise implausible) account and other subject matters. it also contains various of that just don't fit picture, some seemed
_1 purple purple 1 WiM_L_L_2 purple puRple 1 WiM_L_L_3 bLue reD▲ 1 Wim_L_L_4 PuRple PurpLe 1 WiM_L_L_5 purple gREy▼ 2 Wim_L_L_6 purple purple 1 WiM_L_H_1 puRple gReY▼ 2 wiM_L_h_2 PuRple gRey▼ 2 WiM_L_h_3 PuRPLe gReY▼ 2 WIM_L_h_4 pURpLe purPle 1 wiM_L_H_5 puRple purple 1 wiM_l_H_6 Purple purple 1 wIM_h_L_1 purple puRplE 1 WiM_H_L_2 green bLue▲ 1 wiM_H_L_3 yElLow REd▼ 2 WiM_h_L_4 yEllow Red▼ 2 WiM_h_l_5 red blUe▼ 2 WiM_H_L_6 reD bLUe▼ 3 WiM_H_h_1 Red blue▼ 2 54 wIm_H_h_2 yelLow red▼ 2 WiM_H_H_3 blue blUE 2 WIm_H_H_4 green blue▲ 1 Wim_H_H_5 yelLoW ReD▼ 2 wIM_H_h_6 grEy grey How tO bE a modAL realisT ciAN dOrr dRaft of May 16, 2010 CommEnts welcome 1 sOme PuzzleS I'M no MOdal reAlist MySElf, Mind, and I don'T thiNk you shouLd be eiTHer. But iT Can be imPortanT to KnoW how BEsT tO do SoMEthINg You HAve No intentIoN oF doinG. ModAL REAlisM plAys a PivotAl role in the spAce Of avAIlaBle viEws abOut mOdAlity: Our undErstaNdIng of that space wIll bE seriouslY inCoMplEtE unleSS we undErsTanD how modAl realiSM caN bEST Be Made coherent. You proBaBLY tHink that david LEWiS hAS already MaDe iT cohEREnt-On The PLUrAlity of WOrlds (LEWiS 1986: hEnceforTh oPW) staNdS foR maNy of uS As an ExemplAr of the iNternAL virtues towardS Which one might ASpIRE iN A sysTemAtic metaphySics, WHateVer wE MaY thINk aboUt the PlAUsIBility of the result. I tHiNk this JudgmEnt needs refinIng. The book CONTains the OutlINeS Of a marvellouslY coheRent and eleGAnt (albeiT otheRwise impLausible) aCCOunt of moDalIty And ManY OThEr subject mattERS. But It Also conTaiNs varioUs bIts Of dOctRiNe that jusT don't fit WiTh ThIs PicTure, iNCluding sOmE thAt MigHt havE Seemed Quite
_1 purple purple 1 WiM_L_L _2 purplepurpl e 1  Wi M_ L_L_ 3 bl ue red▲ 1 WiM_ L _L_4  purple purple 1 WiM_L _L_5pu r pleg re y▼ 2WiM_L_L _ 6p u rpl epu rpl e1  W iM_L_ H_1  purple  grey▼ 2 W iM_ L_ H_2 purple g r ey ▼ 2 WiM_L_ H_3  purple grey ▼ 2  WiM_L _H _4p urple  pu rple1 WiM_ L _H_5 p urple pur pl e  1 WiM _ L_H_6 p u r pl e pu rple 1 WiM_H_L_1p ur p le purple 1 Wi M_H_L_ 2g re e n  bl ue▲  1 WiM_H_L _3  yell o w red▼2  W i M _ H_L _ 4 yellow red▼  2 WiM_H_L_ 5  re d blue ▼2 W i M_H_L_ 6 red  b l ue▼  3 WiM_H_H_ 1 re d blue▼ 2  54 Wi M _H_H_2y ellow r ed▼ 2WiM _H_ H_3b lu eblu e2  Wi M _H _H_ 4  gr een blue ▲1WiM_H _H_5 y e l lowred ▼ 2WiM_H _H_6 grey gre y H ow t o  be  a mo dal r eali st  Cian  DorrDraft  o f May 16, 2010Comm ents welc ome  1  So me  puzz l es I'm  no  mo dal rea list my s elf ,m i n d,  and I don't think  y o u  s hould be  eithe r .Bu t  it canbe  im port a n t toknow ho w best t o do s o me th ing you  h ave no  i nte nti on of doin g. Mod al reali sm pl a ys a pivotal r o le in the spa c eo f  a v aila ble  views abou t mo d alit y: o u rund e rstan dingof th a t space will be ser io usly i ncomp lete unless w e understa n d how moda l re a li s m can best bemadecoherent.Y ou proba bly t hink tha t David L e w is has a lre ady  ma dei t  c oherent-On th e Plur al ity ofWor lds (Le wis  19 86:  he nc eforth OP W) stand sfo rma nyof us as an ex em pla rofthe i n ternal  virt uesto wa r dswhich o n em i ghtas pi re i n a  s ystem atic met aphysic s, whatev erw e ma yth ink abo ut the plausi bi lity of th eres ult. I t hink thi s judgment needs refini n g. Theboo k con tain s the out lin es ofa m a rvello usly c ohere nt  an d elega n t  ( alb ei t otherwis e imp lausi bl e) a ccountof modality and ma n y o ther subjectmat ters . Bu t i t  a l soco n tai n s  various bits o f doctrine  t h at  just don' t  fi twith th is pict ure,i ncludin g some th at mightha ve s e e med  quite
_1 purple_purple 1_WiM_L_L_2 purple purple 1_WiM_L_L_3 blue_red▲_1 WiM_L_L_4_purple_purple 1 WiM_L_L_5_purple grey▼ 2_WiM_L_L_6 purple purple 1_WiM_L_H_1 purple grey▼_2_WiM_L_H_2 purple grey▼ 2 WiM_L_H_3 purple grey▼ 2 WiM_L_H_4 purple purple 1 WiM_L_H_5 purple_purple_1 WiM_L_H_6_purple_purple_1 WiM_H_L_1 purple purple 1_WiM_H_L_2 green blue▲ 1 WiM_H_L_3_yellow red▼_2 WiM_H_L_4 yellow red▼ 2 WiM_H_L_5 red blue▼_2_WiM_H_L_6 red blue▼_3 WiM_H_H_1 red blue▼ 2 54 WiM_H_H_2 yellow red▼_2 WiM_H_H_3 blue blue 2 WiM_H_H_4_green blue▲ 1_WiM_H_H_5_yellow_red▼ 2 WiM_H_H_6 grey_grey How to be a modal_realist Cian Dorr Draft of May_16, 2010 Comments welcome 1 Some puzzles_I'm no modal realist myself, mind,_and I don't think you_should be_either. But it can be_important to know_how best_to do something_you have no intention of doing._Modal realism plays_a pivotal role in the space_of_available views about_modality:_our_understanding of_that space will_be_seriously incomplete_unless_we understand how modal realism can_best_be made coherent. You probably think that_David Lewis has already_made_it coherent-On the Plurality_of Worlds (Lewis 1986: henceforth_OPW) stands for many of us_as an_exemplar of_the internal virtues towards which one might aspire in a systematic_metaphysics, whatever we may think about_the plausibility of the_result. I_think_this judgment needs_refining._The book_contains the outlines of a marvellously coherent_and elegant_(albeit otherwise implausible) account of modality_and many other subject_matters._But it also contains various bits_of doctrine that just don't fit_with this picture, including some_that_might_have seemed quite