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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 3. Types of Necessity

6987	We should not multiply senses of necessity beyond necessity [Jackson]
	Full Idea: We should not multiply senses of necessity beyond necessity.
	From: Frank Jackson (From Metaphysics to Ethics [1998], Ch.3)
	A reaction: It would be nice if there was just one sense of necessity, with the multiplication arising from the different ways in which necessities arise. In chess, checkmate is a necessity which rests on contingencies. Absolute necessities seem different.