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Ideas for 'The Varieties of Necessity', 'Structuralism' and 'Conceptual truth and metaphysical necessity'

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

9216	Each area of enquiry, and its source, has its own distinctive type of necessity [Fine,K]

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

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The necessity of a proposition concerns reality, not our words or concepts [Stalnaker]

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Conceptual possibilities are metaphysical possibilities we can conceive of [Stalnaker]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 3. A Posteriori Necessary

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Critics say there are just an a priori necessary part, and an a posteriori contingent part [Stalnaker]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / a. Possible worlds

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A 'centred' world is an ordered triple of world, individual and time [Stalnaker]