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Ideas for 'Consciousness', 'On Freedom' and 'Two Dogmas of Empiricism'

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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity

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Contrary to some claims, Quine does not deny logical necessity [Quine, by McFetridge]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity

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Quine's attack on the analytic-synthetic distinction undermined necessary truths [Quine, by Shoemaker]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 5. Contingency

5040	Necessary truths can be analysed into original truths; contingent truths are infinitely analysable [Leibniz]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 2. A Priori Contingent

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Only God sees contingent truths a priori [Leibniz]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 3. Transworld Objects / e. Possible Objects

5039	If non-existents are possible, their existence would replace what now exists, which cannot therefore be necessary [Leibniz]