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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)