Metaphysician Undercover
But, for some conversations, we can use modal logic and take the metaphysically actual world as the modally actual world, and look that the accessibility relations that originate in the metaphysically actual world. — Banno
Possible world semantics, therefore, explains the intensionality of modal logic by revealing that the syntax of the modal operators prevents an adequate expression of the meanings of the sentences in which they occur. Spelled out as possible world truth conditions, those meanings can be expressed in a wholly extensional fashion. — SEP
Another way to think of a intension is the rule we apply in order to decide, say, if that bird is a swan or not. But the truth of "That bird is a swan" is completely determined by the extension of "That bird" and the extension of "...is a swan": it will be true if and only if "That bird" satisfies "...is a swan" — Banno
Banno
All I did was point to the difference between metaphysics and modality.We cannot "take the metaphysically actual world as the modally actual world" because the difference between these two is the difference you insisted that we must respect. — Metaphysician Undercover
RussellA
Platonism is common in mathematical interpretations. The Idea of "two" for example, is supposed to have real meaning, independent from human minds, so the symbol stands for that intensional package of meaning, as an object. — Metaphysician Undercover
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The Idea of "two" for example, is supposed to have real meaning, independent from human minds, — Metaphysician Undercover
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