“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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| 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
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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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