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Single Idea 13749

[filed under theme 10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / b. Impossible worlds ]

Full Idea

One motivation for dialetheism is the view that there are impossible worlds.

Clarification

'dialetheism' says a proposition might be both true and false

Gist of Idea

Belief in impossible worlds may require dialetheism

Source

Jonathan Schaffer (On What Grounds What [2009], 2.3)

Book Ref

'Metametaphysics', ed/tr. Chalmers/Manley/Wasserman [OUP 2009], p.368

The 8 ideas with the same theme [possible worlds which contain contradictions]:

16132 On mountains or in worlds, reporting contradictions is contradictory, so no such truths can be reported [Lewis]
16133 Possible worlds can contain contradictions if such worlds are seen as fictions [Lewis]
6079 If 'possible' is explained as quantification across worlds, there must be possible worlds [McGinn]
14674 Impossible worlds are also ways for things to be [Salmon,N]
14682 Denial of impossible worlds involves two different confusions [Salmon,N]
14687 Without impossible worlds, how things might have been is the only way for things to be [Salmon,N]
13749 Belief in impossible worlds may require dialetheism [Schaffer,J]
18748 Epistemic logic introduced impossible worlds [Horsten/Pettigrew]