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Ideas for 'Confessions of a Philosopher', 'Semantics for Propositional Attitudes' and 'What is the Source of Knowledge of Modal Truths?'

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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 3. Types of Necessity

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Logical necessities, based on laws of logic, are a proper sub-class of metaphysical necessities [Lowe]

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

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'Metaphysical' necessity is absolute and objective - the strongest kind of necessity [Lowe]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 2. Epistemic possibility

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'Epistemic' necessity is better called 'certainty' [Lowe]

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

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If an essence implies p, then p is an essential truth, and hence metaphysically necessary [Lowe]

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Metaphysical necessity is either an essential truth, or rests on essential truths [Lowe]

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

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We could give up possible worlds if we based necessity on essences [Lowe]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

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Commitment to possible worlds is part of our ideology, not part of our ontology [Hintikka]