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'The Lagoon: how Aristotle invented science', 'The Limits of Contingency' and 'On the Infinite'
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 5. Metaphysical Necessity
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Metaphysical necessity is absolute and universal; metaphysical possibility is very tolerant [Rosen]
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'Metaphysical' modality is the one that makes the necessity or contingency of laws of nature interesting [Rosen]
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Sets, universals and aggregates may be metaphysically necessary in one sense, but not another [Rosen]
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Standard Metaphysical Necessity: P holds wherever the actual form of the world holds [Rosen]
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Non-Standard Metaphysical Necessity: when ¬P is incompatible with the nature of things [Rosen]
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity
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Something may be necessary because of logic, but is that therefore a special sort of necessity? [Rosen]
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 3. Combinatorial possibility
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Combinatorial theories of possibility assume the principles of combination don't change across worlds [Rosen]
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10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / a. Conceivable as possible
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A proposition is 'correctly' conceivable if an ominiscient being could conceive it [Rosen]
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