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Full Idea
Metaphysical necessities are propositions that are true in virtue of the essences of things.
Gist of Idea
Metaphysical necessities are true in virtue of the essences of things
Source
Brian Ellis (The Philosophy of Nature: new essentialism [2002], Ch.1)
Book Ref
Ellis,Brian: 'The Philosophy of Nature: new essentialism' [Acumen 2002], p.15
A Reaction
I am cautious about this. It sounds like huge Leibnizian metaphysical claims riding in on the back of a rather sensible new view of the laws of science. How can we justify equating natural necessity with metaphysical necessity?