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Ideas for 'The Philosophy of Philosophy', 'The Rationality of Science' and 'Identity and Essence'

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

3867	De re necessity arises from the way the world is [Newton-Smith]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 1. A Priori Necessary

9598	Modal thinking isn't a special intuition; it is part of ordinary counterfactual thinking [Williamson]

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

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Williamson can't base metaphysical necessity on the psychology of causal counterfactuals [Lowe on Williamson]

9596	We scorn imagination as a test of possibility, forgetting its role in counterfactuals [Williamson]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / b. Rigid designation

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Identity across possible worlds is prior to rigid designation [Brody]