22303 | It makes no sense to say that a true proposition could have been false [Russell] |
12191 | Counterfactuals are true if logical or natural laws imply the consequence [Goodman, by McFetridge] |
15721 | Counterfactuals are plausible when dispositions are involved, as they imply structures [Quine] |
15720 | What stays the same in assessing a counterfactual antecedent depends on context [Quine] |
15724 | Counterfactuals have no place in a strict account of science [Quine] |
15719 | We feign belief in counterfactual antecedents, and assess how convincing the consequent is [Quine] |
3406 | Counterfactuals are either based on laws, or on nearby possible worlds [Kim, by PG] |
15260 | Counterfactuals are just right for analysing statements about the powers which things have [Harré/Madden] |
8425 | For true counterfactuals, both antecedent and consequent true is closest to actuality [Lewis] |
8434 | In good counterfactuals the consequent holds in world like ours except that the antecedent is true [Lewis, by Horwich] |
15462 | Backtracking counterfactuals go from supposed events to their required causal antecedents [Lewis] |
8431 | Problems with Goodman's view of counterfactuals led to a radical approach from Stalnaker and Lewis [Horwich] |
6886 | Counterfactuals are not true, they are merely valid [Mautner] |
6882 | Counterfactuals presuppose a belief (or a fact) that the condition is false [Mautner] |
6885 | Counterfactuals are true if in every world close to actual where p is the case, q is also the case [Mautner] |
6884 | Counterfactuals say 'If it had been, or were, p, then it would be q' [Mautner] |
6883 | Maybe counterfactuals are only true if they contain valid inference from premisses [Mautner] |
14624 | Counterfactual conditionals transmit possibility: (A□→B)⊃(◊A⊃◊B) [Williamson] |
16249 | A counterfactual antecedent commands the redescription of a selected moment [Maudlin] |
14417 | Counterfactuals aren't about actuality, so they lack truthmakers or a supervenience base [Merricks] |
21663 | Counterfactuals are essential for planning, and learning from mistakes [Hofweber] |
19503 | An improbable lottery win can occur in a nearby possible world [Pritchard,D] |
14379 | Counterfactuals invite us to consider the powers picked out by the antecedent [Jacobs] |