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Ideas for 'After Finitude', 'Ignorance: a Case for Scepticism' and 'The Boundary Stones of Thought'

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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility
If two possibilities can't share a determiner, they are incompatible [Rumfitt]
Since possibilities are properties of the world, calling 'red' the determination of a determinable seems right [Rumfitt]
10. Modality / B. Possibility / 5. Contingency
Possible non-being which must be realised is 'precariousness'; absolute contingency might never not-be [Meillassoux]
10. Modality / B. Possibility / 7. Chance
The idea of chance relies on unalterable physical laws [Meillassoux]