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'works', 'Absolute Necessities' and 'Nominalism and Substitutional Quantifiers'
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity
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Absolute necessity might be achievable either logically or metaphysically [Hale]
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 3. Types of Necessity
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Maybe not-p is logically possible, but p is metaphysically necessary, so the latter is not absolute [Hale]
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A strong necessity entails a weaker one, but not conversely; possibilities go the other way [Hale]
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'Relative' necessity is just a logical consequence of some statements ('strong' if they are all true) [Hale]
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 5. Metaphysical Necessity
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Metaphysical necessity says there is no possibility of falsehood [Hale]
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity
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'Broadly' logical necessities are derived (in a structure) entirely from the concepts [Hale]
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Logical necessities are true in virtue of the nature of all logical concepts [Hale]
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