LessonsModal Propositions: The Eight Simple ModalitiesQuiz

«الدائمة المطلقة»
Unrestricted permanent proposition.

The judgment continues throughout the existence of the subject: as long as that subject exists, the predication remains in force. The expression bi-l-dawām marks continuing truth; bi-l-ḍarūrah marks necessity.

Their temporal scope may look alike, but their logical force differs. Permanence concerns continuing predication, whereas necessity concerns the impossibility of the contrary under the stated qualification. A relation's persisting is not, by itself, proof of its necessity.

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2 — Unrestricted permanence

Modal Propositions: The Eight Simple Modalities

«الدائمة المطلقة»
Unrestricted permanent proposition.

The judgment continues throughout the existence of the subject: as long as that subject exists, the predication remains in force. The expression bi-l-dawām marks continuing truth; bi-l-ḍarūrah marks necessity.

Their temporal scope may look alike, but their logical force differs. Permanence concerns continuing predication, whereas necessity concerns the impossibility of the contrary under the stated qualification. A relation's persisting is not, by itself, proof of its necessity.