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Ideas for 'poems', 'Morals and Modals' and 'On the Notion of Cause'

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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

8375	'Necessary' is a predicate of a propositional function, saying it is true for all values of its argument [Russell]

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

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If we are told the source of necessity, this seems to be a regress if the source is not already necessary [Blackburn]

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If something underlies a necessity, is that underlying thing necessary or contingent? [Blackburn, by Hale/Hoffmann,A]