Williamson on Counterpossibles

Williamson on Counterpossibles

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of philosophical logic 2018-08, Vol.47 (4), p.693-713
Hauptverfasser: Berto, Francesco, French, Rohan, Priest, Graham, Ripley, David
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0022-3611
1573-0433
DOI:10.1007/s10992-017-9446-x