Metaphysical necessity: a skeptical perspective

DOI10.1007/S11229-018-1885-6MaRDI QIDQ2695041zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Graham Priest

Publication date 30 March 2023

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-018-1885-6

zbMATH Keywords

Aristotlecontingent identityintuition pumpsKripkemetaphysical necessitymodality

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Modal logic (including the logic of norms) (03B45)

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