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Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
 and logic
Logic

Logic is the study of the principles of valid demonstration and inference. Logic is a branch of philosophy, a part of the classical Trivium . The word derives from Greek language ?????? , fem....
, contingency is the status of propositions that are not necessarily true or necessarily false. Here are four classes of propositions, some of which overlap:



Usually, necessary proposition is understood to mean necessarily true proposition.








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In philosophy
Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
 and logic
Logic

Logic is the study of the principles of valid demonstration and inference. Logic is a branch of philosophy, a part of the classical Trivium . The word derives from Greek language ?????? , fem....
, contingency is the status of propositions that are not necessarily true or necessarily false. Here are four classes of propositions, some of which overlap:

  • necessarily true
    Modal logic

    A modal logic is any system of mathematical logic#Formal logic that attempts to deal with notions of possibility and necessity. Traditionally, there are three "modes" or "moods" or "modalities" of the Copula to be, namely, Logical possibility, probability, and Necessary_and_sufficient_conditions#Necessary_conditions....
     propositions, which must be true, no matter what the circumstances are or could be (examples: 2 + 2 = 4; All bachelors are unmarried).
  • necessarily false propositions, which must be false, no matter what the circumstances are or could be (examples: 2 + 2 = 5; Anne is both taller than and shorter than Brad).
  • contingent propositions, which are not necessarily true and not necessarily false (examples: There are only three planets; There are more than three planets).
  • possible
    Possible Worlds

    Possible Worlds may refer to:* Possible worlds, a concept in philosophy* Possible Worlds , by John Mighton** Possible Worlds , by Robert Lepage, based on the Mighton play...
     propositions, which are true or could have been true given certain circumstances (examples: 2 + 2 = 4; There are only three planets; There are more than three planets). All necessarily true propositions, and all contingent propositions, are also possible propositions.


Usually, necessary proposition is understood to mean necessarily true proposition.

See also

  • Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity
    Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity

    Contingency, Irony, and Solidarity , written by United States philosopher Richard Rorty, is based on two sets of lectures given at University College, London, and at Trinity College, Cambridge....
     by Richard Rorty
    Richard Rorty

    Richard McKay Rorty was an American philosopher. He had a long and diverse career in Philosophy, Humanities, and Literature departments. His complex intellectual background gave him a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the analytic philosophy tradition in philosophy he would later famously reject....