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Ideas for 'Space and Time', 'The Rationality of Science' and 'On Sense and Reference'

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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 1. Sources of Necessity

3867	De re necessity arises from the way the world is [Newton-Smith]
	Full Idea: A necessary truth is 'de re' if its necessity arises from the way the world is.
	From: W.H. Newton-Smith (The Rationality of Science [1981], VII.6)