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Ideas for 'Parmenides', 'The Doctrine of Necessity Examined' and 'The Metaphysics of Scientific Realism'

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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 5. Metaphysical Necessity

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Metaphysical necessity holds between things in the world and things they make true [Ellis]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 7. Chance

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Is chance just unknown laws? But the laws operate the same, whatever chance occurs [Peirce]

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

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Metaphysical necessities are those depending on the essential nature of things [Ellis]