1Z wrote: >Jesse Mazer wrote: > > > But "natural laws" are usually taken to be contingent, we can imagine > > possible worlds where they are different--can you have "supervenience" >under > > logical laws, or any other laws which must be the same in all possible > > worlds? > >natural laws ae the same in all naturally possible worlds.
True, but when philosophers talk about "possible worlds" they are almost always using a broader notion than possibility under the laws of physics--any world that does not contain a logical or mathematical impossibility, or any other type of incoherence in its description, is viewed as a possible world. Jesse --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
