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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 5. Modality from Actuality
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A perfect idea of an object shows that the object is possible [Leibniz]
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10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 1. A Priori Necessary
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Modal thinking isn't a special intuition; it is part of ordinary counterfactual thinking [Williamson]
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Proofs of necessity come from the understanding, where they have their source [Leibniz]
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10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / a. Conceivable as possible
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Williamson can't base metaphysical necessity on the psychology of causal counterfactuals [Lowe on Williamson]
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We scorn imagination as a test of possibility, forgetting its role in counterfactuals [Williamson]
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