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    Challenges→Philo's definitions of modality introduce mere conceptual modalities, not temporally indexed ones

    Philo's definition of possibility as 'capable of being true by the proposition's own nature' implicitly invokes what holds across times, since natural capacity is assessed relative to circumstances that obtain or could obtain temporally.

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    Key Terms

    Circumstances(Ortega's existential philosophy; distinguishes circumstances as enabling conditions for freedom rather than constraints upon it.)
    Any situation toward which an act may be directed by the 'I'; the factual existential context within which the individual must choose and act.
    Natural capacity(how Philo measures whether something is possible)
    The ability or potential something has based on what it fundamentally is, rather than on luck or outside factors.
    Philo(heavily influenced Philo)
    An ancient Jewish philosopher (around 20 BCE–50 CE) who tried to blend Greek philosophy with Jewish religious ideas.
    Temporally(describing whether 'becoming' necessarily involves actual time passage)
    Having to do with time; happening within or depending on the passage of time.

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    possibility(Ortega's philosophical framework; refers to the range of options confronting the individual within his or her environment)
    That which possesses potential actuality from the viewpoint of the individual's circumstances.
    proposition(Used in the context of a semantic theory sensitive to differences in subject matter.)
    The content expressed by a sentence, individuated at least in part by the subject matter of the sentence and the contents of its subsentential expressions.

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