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Ideas for 'Lectures on the History of Philosophy', 'Essence and Modality' and 'Supervenience'

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

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The metaphysically and logically possible worlds are the same, so they are the same strength [Bennett,K]

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

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The subject of a proposition need not be the source of its necessity [Fine,K]

10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 4. Necessity from Concepts

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Conceptual necessities rest on the nature of all concepts [Fine,K]

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

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Socrates is necessarily distinct from the Eiffel Tower, but that is not part of his essence [Fine,K]

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Metaphysical necessities are true in virtue of the nature of all objects [Fine,K]