A posteriori necessity
A posteriori necessity is a concept in metaphysics and the philosophy of language. This prospect says that some knowledge gained a posteriori can also be necessarily true. It challenges previously widespread belief that only a priori knowledge can be necessary. It draws on a number of philosophical concepts such as necessity, the causal theory of reference, rigidity, and the a priori a posteriori distinction.
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A posteriori necessity
A posteriori necessity is a concept in metaphysics and the philosophy of language. This prospect says that some knowledge gained a posteriori can also be necessarily true. It challenges previously widespread belief that only a priori knowledge can be necessary. It draws on a number of philosophical concepts such as necessity, the causal theory of reference, rigidity, and the a priori a posteriori distinction.
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