Abstract
Abstract This chapter explores the claim that metaphysical necessity is a kind of relative necessity. The notions of `absolute necessity' and `relative necessity' are clarified and made more precise. The chapter addresses the issue of where to draw the line for absolute modalities, and why absolute modality should not stop short with metaphysical modality. The chapter then considers some arguments in favour of treating metaphysical modality and other alethic modalities as relative, drawing on linguistic considerations as well as more general considerations of similarity and difference between different kinds of modality. It is concluded that logical necessity is absolute necessity, and that metaphysical necessity is logical necessity relativized to conditions on objective thought.
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