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logical necessity

logical necessity Logical necessity is a kind of necessity that does not involve time.

Logical necessity is a kind of necessity that does not involve time. In this historical source, it is contrasted with causality, which concerns a necessary connection between events in a time sequence.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Causality” (Causality).
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