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Ideas for 'Metaphysics', 'Truth and Ontology' and 'Ordinary Objects'

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10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 3. Necessity by Convention

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Modal Conventionalism says modality is analytic, not intrinsic to the world, and linguistic [Thomasson]

10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 6. Necessity from Essence

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Some things have external causes of their necessity; others (the simple) generate necessities [Aristotle]

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Aristotle's says necessary truths are distinct and derive from essential truths [Aristotle, by Koslicki]