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Ideas for Iris Marion Young, Daniel C. Dennett and Alan Turing

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10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 1. A Priori Necessary

2526	Philosophers regularly confuse failures of imagination with insights into necessity [Dennett]
	Full Idea: The besetting foible of philosophers is mistaking failures of imagination for insights into necessity.
	From: Daniel C. Dennett (Brainchildren [1998], Ch.25)

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / c. Possible but inconceivable

3802	Why pronounce impossible what you cannot imagine? [Dennett]
	Full Idea: You say you cannot imagine that p, and therefore declare that p is impossible. Mightn't that be hubris?
	From: Daniel C. Dennett (Elbow Room: varieties of free will [1984], §7.3)