Metaphysical necessity: a skeptical perspective

Synthese 198 (Suppl 8):1873-1885 (2018)
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Many people hold that there is a distinctive notion of metaphysical necessity. In this paper I explain why I am skeptical about the view. I examine the sorts of considerations that are adduced for it, and argue that they meet equal and opposite considerations.

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