It is sometimes argued that possible worlds are too rich. Indeed, for every sentence φ and every world w, either φ is true at w, or ¬φ is true at w. Possible worlds leave nothing unsettled: for any question one may ask, there is always an answer, yes or no. My view goes along the opposite side. I take possible worlds to be incredibly poor, and I think that a good deal can be added to them. The ...

Gutoku Shinran 愚禿親鸞 (1173–1263) is one of Japan’s most creative and influential thinkers. He the (posthumous) founder what ultimately became Jōdo Shinshū, better known today as Shin Buddhism, widely practiced form Buddhism in Japan. Despite this, his work has not received global attention other historical Japanese philosophical figures such Kūkai 空海 (774–835) or Dōgen 道元 (1200–1253). The relati...