Necessary truths, evidence, and knowledge

Managing the President’s Program: Necessary and Contingent Truths

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Logical and Analytic Truths That Are Not Necessary∗

The notions of logical truth, analytic truth, and necessary truth are extremely important in philosophy. A logically true sentence remains true no matter what the interpretation of the nonlogical constants. An analytically true sentence is true in virtue of the meanings of its words. Necessarily true sentences are true in all possible worlds. The concepts involved in these definitions are centr...

Conceptual Truths, Strong Possibilities and Our Knowledge of Metaphysical Necessities

I argue that there is a reliable epistemic route from knowledge of conceptual truths to knowledge of metaphysical necessities. In a first step, I argue that we possess knowledge of conceptual truths since we know what (many of) our terms apply to. I bolster this line of thought with a rebuttal of Williamson’s recent argument against epistemic analyticity. In a second step, I argue that our know...

Isfahan Dentists’ Readiness for Medical Emergencies: Their knowledge and Access to Necessary Equipments

Introduction: Fear from dental work and other medical problems in dental patients can cause medical emergencies in dental office. Managing these emergencies depends on dentist’s knowledge and their access to needed equipments. This study was performed to determine the knowledge of dentists about medical emergencies, and available equipments in Isfahan's dental offices. Methods: In this descrip...

Natural Principles and Fundamental Truths