non-modal

He goes on to explain that a necessity sentence in the composite sense signifies that the corresponding non-modal sentence is necessarily true.

The Statue of a Writer 2009

The universal negative modal sentence is singular when it is taken in the composite sense, that is, when it is read so that the modality is predicated of what a non-modal proposition expresses (dictum) or, as Campsall says, when it is predicated of the inherence.

The Statue of a Writer 2009

The corresponding non-modal sentence is here assumed to be valid.

The Statue of a Writer 2009

The mode is, therefore, associated with a thing, whereas the mode in the de dicto case (as he also calls it) is said of what is expressed by a non-modal sentence.

The Statue of a Writer 2009

If, on the other hand, the de dicto reading is maintained, it is easily seen that they are valid in view of the validity of the non-modal conversion rules.

The Statue of a Writer 2009

If we then perform the same calculation as before, taking into account the four figures and also the non-modal propositions, we get either 6,912 or 16,384 possible moods.

The Statue of a Writer 2009

In a de dicto modal sentence that which is asserted in a non-modal sentence is considered as the subject about which the mode is predicated.

Medieval Theories of Modality Knuuttila, Simo 2008

The quality and quantity of such a de re modal sentence is determined by the corresponding non-modal sentence.

Medieval Theories of Modality Knuuttila, Simo 2008

In other words, insofar as all powers that bring about changes in modes are in God, and merely non-modal powers are in the creature, then Malebranche seems to be thinking that such non-modal powers of creatures are consistent with his occasionalism.

Occasionalism Lee, Sukjae 2008

Reductionist ontological naturalism and non-modal structuralism about set theory face an immediate problem: there are apparently far fewer entities in spacetime than there are sets.

Naturalism in the Philosophy of Mathematics Paseau, Alexander 2008