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Metaphysical Necessitism

Metaphysical Necessitism is the modal ontological thesis that, within the broad category of metaphysical realism, existence itself is necessary in all possible worlds, such that there are no mere possibilities—only actual entities that necessarily exist.

12

Publications

656

Citations

12

Authors

7

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

Variants

Necessitism

Parents

Publications

12

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Authors

12

  1. TW
    Timothy Williamson

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 189 citations

    2

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  2. JL
    Jessica Leach

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    1 publications · 27 citations

    1

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  3. JA
    Jamin Asay

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    1 publications · 19 citations

    1

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  4. GR
    G. Rodriguez-Pereyra

    Churchill Hospital, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 18 citations

    1

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  5. CP
    Christopher Peacocke

    Columbia University, United States

    1 publications · 82 citations

    1

    h-index

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Institutions

7

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    189 citations

  2. St. John's College

    Annapolis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    91 citations

  3. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  4. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    139 citations

  5. California Southern University

    Chandler, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  6. St. John's University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    91 citations

  7. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    82 citations

  8. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    1 publications

    29 citations

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Venues

  1. Mind

    3 publications · 201 citations

    3

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  2. Canadian Journal of Philosophy

    CJP · 1 publications · 88 citations

    1

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  3. Analysis

    1 publications · 35 citations

    1

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  4. Noûs

    1 publications · 139 citations

    1

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  5. Ergo an Open Access Journal of Philosophy

    1 publications · 19 citations

    1

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