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64: 36:, refers to the necessity attributed to the past by certain views of time. It is a controversial concept: its supporters argue that it has intuitive validity while others contest it creates a contradiction in terms by positing such a thing as a "contingent necessity." It is especially important in contemporary discussions of logical and theological 105: 129: 134: 139: 98: 91: 124: 49: 75: 118: 63: 71: 17: 37: 29: 21: 50:
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