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Ideas for 'The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics', 'The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism' and 'Possibility'

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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 5. Metaphysical Necessity

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Metaphysical necessity holds between things in the world and things they make true [Ellis]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity

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Entailment does not result from mutual necessity; mutual necessity ensures entailment [Jubien]

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

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Metaphysical necessities are those depending on the essential nature of things [Ellis]

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Modality concerns relations among platonic properties [Jubien]

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To analyse modality, we must give accounts of objects, properties and relations [Jubien]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / e. Against possible worlds

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The love of possible worlds is part of the dream that technical logic solves philosophical problems [Jubien]

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Possible worlds don't explain necessity, because they are a bunch of parallel contingencies [Jubien]