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Necessity, philosophy: different kinds of necessity are distinguished, differing in their strength. For example, physical, logical or metaphysical necessity. See also necessity de dicto, necessity de re.
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Jan Lukasiewicz on Necessity - Dictionary of Arguments

Berka I 145
Def Necessity/Tarski/Lukasiewicz: NMNp = NCpNp - "It is necessary that p" means: "It is not true that if p, so not-p". I.e. we can claim from a statement "a" then and only then that it is necessary if its own negation is not contained in it.(1)
>Negation
, >Assertion, >Assertibility, >Statement, >Truth,
>Multi-valued logic, >Possibility.

1. 1. J. Lukasiewicz, Philosophische Bemerkungen zu mehrwertigen Systemen des Aussagenkalküls, CR Varsovie Cl. III, 23, 51-77

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The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Berka I
Karel Berka
Lothar Kreiser
Logik Texte Berlin 1983


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