Williamson on counterpossibles

Francesco Berto; Rohan French; Graham Priest; David Ripley

doi:10.1007/s10992-017-9446-x

Williamson on counterpossibles

Francesco Berto^*, Rohan French, Graham Priest, David Ripley

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Abstract

A counterpossible conditional is a counterfactual with an impossible antecedent. Common sense delivers the view that some such conditionals are true, and some are false. In recent publications, Timothy Williamson has defended the view that all are true. In this paper we defend the common sense view against Williamson’s objections.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	693-713
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Philosophical Logic
Volume	47
Issue number	4
Early online date	16 Aug 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10992-017-9446-x
Publication status	Published - Aug 2018

Keywords

Counterfactual modal epistemology
Counterpossible conditionals
Impossible worlds
Nonvacuism

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