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'Parmenides', 'Causal Powers' and 'On Sense and Reference'
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity
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What reduces the field of the possible is a step towards necessity [Harré/Madden]
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 3. Types of Necessity
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There is 'absolute' necessity (implied by all propositions) and 'relative' necessity (from what is given) [Harré/Madden]
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 6. Logical Necessity
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Logical necessity is grounded in the logical form of a statement [Harré/Madden]
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 7. Natural Necessity
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The relation between what a thing is and what it can do or undergo relate by natural necessity [Harré/Madden]
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Natural necessity is not logical necessity or empirical contingency in disguise [Harré/Madden]
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A necessity corresponds to the nature of the actual [Harré/Madden]
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Natural necessity is when powerful particulars must produce certain results in a situation [Harré/Madden]
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People doubt science because if it isn't logically necessary it seems to be absolutely contingent [Harré/Madden]
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Property or event relations are naturally necessary if generated by essential mechanisms [Harré/Madden]
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity
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Transcendental necessity is conditions of a world required for a rational being to know its nature [Harré/Madden]
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There is a transcendental necessity for each logical necessity, but the transcendental extends further [Harré/Madden]
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