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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility

15782	Quine wants identity and individuation-conditions for possibilia [Quine, by Lycan]
	Full Idea: Quine notoriously demands identity and individuation-conditions for mere possibilia.
	From: report of Willard Quine (works [1961]) by William Lycan - The Trouble with Possible Worlds 01
	A reaction: Demanding individuation before speaking of anything strikes me as dubious. 'Whoever did this should own up'. 'There must be something we can do'. Obviously you need some idea of what you are talking about - but not much.

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 3. A Posteriori Necessary

2796	For Quine the only way to know a necessity is empirically [Quine, by Dancy,J]
	Full Idea: Quine argues that no necessity can be known other than empirically.
	From: report of Willard Quine (works [1961]) by Jonathan Dancy - Intro to Contemporary Epistemology 14.6