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[from 'Posterior Analytics' by Aristotle, in 10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity ]

Full Idea

What is necessary cannot be otherwise.

Gist of Idea

What is necessary cannot be otherwise

Source

Aristotle (Posterior Analytics [c.327 BCE], 88b32)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Posterior Analytics (2nd ed)', ed/tr. Barnes,Jonathan [OUP 1993], p.45


A Reaction

If the next interesting question is the source of necessity, then the question seems to be 'what prevents it from being otherwise?'.