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Single Idea 17289

[filed under theme 10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 1. Sources of Necessity ]

Full Idea

It might be held as a general thesis that every necessary truth is grounded in the nature of certain items.

Gist of Idea

Every necessary truth is grounded in the nature of something

Source

Kit Fine (Guide to Ground [2012], 1.11)

Book Ref

'Metaphysical Grounding', ed/tr. Correia,F/Schnieder,B [CUP 2012], p.76


A Reaction

[He cites his own 1994 for this] I'm not sure if I can embrace the 'every' in this. I would only say, more cautiously, that I can only make sense of necessity claims when I see their groundings - and I don't take a priori intuition as decent grounding.