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Full Idea
A possible world is the ontological analogue of a stock of hypothetical beliefs.
Gist of Idea
A possible world is the ontological analogue of hypothetical beliefs
Source
Robert C. Stalnaker (A Theory of Conditionals [1968], p.34), quoted by Dorothy Edgington - Conditionals (Stanf) 4.1
Book Ref
'Stanford Online Encyclopaedia of Philosophy', ed/tr. Stanford University [plato.stanford.edu], p.18
A Reaction
Sounds neat and persuasive. What is the ontological analogue of a stock of hopes? Heaven!
14286 | In nearby worlds where A is true, 'if A,B' is true or false if B is true or false [Stalnaker] |
14285 | A possible world is the ontological analogue of hypothetical beliefs [Stalnaker] |