Single Idea 5739

[catalogued under 10. Modality / B. Possibility / 1. Possibility]

Full Idea

Sometimes we want to count the ways in which something is possible, or say that there are many ways in which a certain thing is possible.

Gist of Idea

Sometimes we want to specify in what ways a thing is possible

Source

Joseph Melia (Modality [2003], Ch.2)

Book Reference

Melia,Joseph: 'Modality' [Acumen 2003], p.31


A Reaction

This is a basic fact about talk of 'possibility'. It is not an all-or-nothing property of a situation. There can be 'faint' possibilities of things. The proximity of some possible worlds, especially those sharing our natural laws, is one answer.