“The Varieties of Necessity”
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“The Varieties of Necessity” is a seminal philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops an influential account of metaphysical necessity and modality.
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| “The Varieties of Necessity” canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Varieties of Necessity” Context triple: [Kit Fine, hasWritten, “The Varieties of Necessity”]
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A.
Freedom and Necessity
Freedom and Necessity is a notable essay by Bertrand Russell that explores the relationship between human free will and determinism.
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B.
The Nature of Necessity
The Nature of Necessity is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Alvin Plantinga develops a rigorous account of modal logic, possible worlds, and the metaphysics of necessity and possibility.
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C.
Shame and Necessity
Shame and Necessity is a philosophical work by Bernard Williams that reexamines ancient Greek ethics to challenge modern assumptions about moral responsibility, agency, and the role of shame.
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D.
“The Work Before Us”
“The Work Before Us” is a lecture by Swami Vivekananda outlining the spiritual and social tasks he believed lay ahead for India and humanity.
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E.
“The Planning of Freedom”
“The Planning of Freedom” is an essay by economist Abba P. Lerner that outlines how democratic planning and functional finance can be used to achieve both economic stability and individual liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Varieties of Necessity” Target entity description: “The Varieties of Necessity” is a seminal philosophical work by Kit Fine that develops an influential account of metaphysical necessity and modality.
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A.
Freedom and Necessity
Freedom and Necessity is a notable essay by Bertrand Russell that explores the relationship between human free will and determinism.
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B.
The Nature of Necessity
The Nature of Necessity is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Alvin Plantinga develops a rigorous account of modal logic, possible worlds, and the metaphysics of necessity and possibility.
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C.
Shame and Necessity
Shame and Necessity is a philosophical work by Bernard Williams that reexamines ancient Greek ethics to challenge modern assumptions about moral responsibility, agency, and the role of shame.
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D.
“The Work Before Us”
“The Work Before Us” is a lecture by Swami Vivekananda outlining the spiritual and social tasks he believed lay ahead for India and humanity.
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E.
“The Planning of Freedom”
“The Planning of Freedom” is an essay by economist Abba P. Lerner that outlines how democratic planning and functional finance can be used to achieve both economic stability and individual liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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monograph ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Kit Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | revival of essentialism in analytic metaphysics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discusses |
analytic necessity
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conceptual necessity ⓘ logical necessity ⓘ metaphysical necessity ⓘ |
| distinguishes | different kinds of necessity ⓘ |
| emphasizes | priority of essence over modality ⓘ |
| field |
analytic philosophy
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metaphysics ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary metaphysics
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debates on essence and modality ⓘ essentialist theories of modality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ruth Barcan Marcus
NERFINISHED
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Saul Kripke NERFINISHED ⓘ modal logic tradition ⓘ |
| isDescribedAs |
influential account of modality
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seminal work on metaphysical necessity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
essence
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metaphysical necessity ⓘ modal logic ⓘ modality ⓘ possible worlds ⓘ |
| opposes | purely possible‑worlds accounts of modality ⓘ |
| proposes | essentialist account of metaphysical necessity ⓘ |
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