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Full Idea
Maybe peaceful co-existence between absolute logical necessity and absolute metaphysical necessity can be secured, ..and absolute necessity is their union. ...However, a truth would then qualify as absolutely necessary in two quite different ways.
Gist of Idea
Absolute necessity might be achievable either logically or metaphysically
Source
Bob Hale (Absolute Necessities [1996], 4)
Book Ref
-: 'Philosophical Perspectives' [-], p.101
A Reaction
Hale is addressing a really big question for metaphysic (absolute necessity) which others avoid. In the end he votes for rejecting 'metaphysical' necessity. I am tempted to vote for rejecting logical necessity (as being relative). 'Absolute' is an ideal.