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Ideas for 'Scientific Explanation', 'The Philosophy of Logical Atomism' and 'Metaphysics: a very short introduction'

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

6099	Modal terms are properties of propositional functions, not of propositions [Russell]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 3. Combinatorial possibility

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Maybe possibilities are recombinations of the existing elements of reality [Mumford]

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Combinatorial possibility has to allow all elements to be combinable, which seems unlikely [Mumford]

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Combinatorial possibility relies on what actually exists (even over time), but there could be more [Mumford]