“The most prominent critic
of the modal notions is Quine.
Throughout his career, he has
argued against the use of notions
like necessity and possibility.”
— Michael J. Loux,
Note 1 of Chapter 5,
“The Necessary and the Possible,”
in Metaphysics:
A Contemporary Introduction
(Routledge, second edition,
January 1, 2002)
“Personality is a synthesis of
possibility and necessity.”
— Soren Kierkegaard,
The Sickness Unto Death
Related material:
Plato, Pegasus,
and the Evening Star
Diamonds Are Forever
Dream a Little Dream
Update of 3:45 PM:
From Arts & Letters Daily
this afternoon–
“Existentialism is not all gloom,
even if Heidegger looks pretty sour
in those photos. It’s a philosophy
that America needs now, says
the late Robert Solomon…
more … obit”
See also Jan. 2,
the date of
Solomon’s death
in Switzerland,
and click on the
following symbol
from that date:
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