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Ideas for 'After Finitude', 'Philosophical Analysis' and 'World and Essence'

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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 4. De re / De dicto modality

14652

'De re' modality is as clear as 'de dicto' modality, because they are logically equivalent [Plantinga]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 5. Contingency

19660

Possible non-being which must be realised is 'precariousness'; absolute contingency might never not-be [Meillassoux]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 7. Chance

19671

The idea of chance relies on unalterable physical laws [Meillassoux]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / a. Conceivable as possible

14659

We can imagine being beetles or alligators, so it is possible we might have such bodies [Plantinga]