tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670925889748799179.post6882874698783308061..comments2023-08-16T07:04:42.279-04:00Comments on Persistent Wondering: MetaphysicsDavid O. Knuttunenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14031797720106188357noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670925889748799179.post-3447785796008651332011-11-25T20:14:58.166-05:002011-11-25T20:14:58.166-05:00Very nice and interesting post. I think that one ...Very nice and interesting post. I think that one way to think about possible worlds is to think about modal logic. I remember that my philosophy teachers at school tended to think that modal logic was bunk, and therefore dismissed "possible world" reasoning altogether. The fact that so much needs to be stipulated to use your language made them suspicious. However, to logically justify mathematics, it seems that you need to stipulate all kinds of things. Look at Russell's problems and the problems with set theory. Is modal logic more dubious than mathematics? Anyway, thanks for the post and sorry it took me so long to comment.Tom Canelhttp://bligblug.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com