Gregory of Rimini demonstrated that Ockham's divided-sense distinction merely relocates necessity rather than eliminating it, since the power to do otherwise remains counterfactually inert under eternal foreknowledge.
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Gregory of Rimini(as a historical figure challenging Ockham's ideas)
A medieval philosopher (1300-1358) who carefully examined arguments about free will and God's knowledge, often pointing out hidden problems in other philosophers' solutions.
Ockham (William of Ockham)(as the originator of the mental language theory being discussed)
A medieval philosopher (1287-1347) known for the principle that simple explanations are better than complicated ones, and for developing theories about how language and thought connect to meaning.
Power to do otherwise(as used in discussions of free will)
The ability to have made a different choice in the exact same situation—a traditional requirement for being morally responsible.
knowledge(Distinguished from mere true belief, which may be the product of indoctrination and need not exercise deliberative capacities.)
Justified true belief — true belief that has been arrived at through the exercise of deliberative capacities, including comparison of and deliberation among alternatives.
necessity(Auriol's modal theory of future contingents)
The property of necessarily being the way something is; equivalent to immutability in Auriol's modal theory