What is Absolute Necessity?

Absolute necessity might be defined as truth at absolutely all possible worlds without restriction. But we should be able to explain it without invoking possible worlds. I consider three alternative definitions of ’it is absolutely necessary that p’ and argue for a generalized counterfactual definit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bob Hale
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Éditions Kimé 2012-10-01
Series:Philosophia Scientiæ
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/philosophiascientiae/743