Journal article
The nature of necessity
- Abstract:
- I give an account of the nature of absolute or metaphysical necessity. Absolute-necessarily P, I suggest, just if it is always the case that P and there never is or was a power with a chance to bring it about, bring about a power to bring it about, etc. that not P. I display both advantages and a cost of this sort of definition.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 262.3KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.11612/resphil.1562
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- Publisher:
- Philosophy Documentation Center
- Journal:
- Res Philosophica More from this journal
- Volume:
- 94
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 359-383
- Publication date:
- 2017-06-23
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-10-28
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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2168-9113
- ISSN:
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2168-9105
- Pubs id:
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pubs:656080
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uuid:48469637-cdcc-4e4d-83cc-7300ab261594
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pubs:656080
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656080
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2016-11-01
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- Copyright holder:
- Leftow, B
- Copyright date:
- 2017
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2017 Brian Leftow. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Philosophy Documentation Center at: https://doi.org/10.11612/resphil.1562
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