Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Anaxarchus, Pittacus and Thomas Mautner
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 9. Counterfactuals
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Counterfactuals presuppose a belief (or a fact) that the condition is false [Mautner]
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Counterfactuals are not true, they are merely valid [Mautner]
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Counterfactuals are true if in every world close to actual where p is the case, q is also the case [Mautner]
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Counterfactuals say 'If it had been, or were, p, then it would be q' [Mautner]
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Maybe counterfactuals are only true if they contain valid inference from premisses [Mautner]
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