Full Idea
In reaction to two classic difficulties in Goodman's treatment of counterfactuals - the contenability problem and the explication of law - a radically different approach was instigated by Stalnaker (1968) and has been developed by Lewis.
Clarification
'contenability' concerns what other propositions are true if the counterfactual is
Gist of Idea
Problems with Goodman's view of counterfactuals led to a radical approach from Stalnaker and Lewis
Source
Paul Horwich (Lewis's Programme [1987], p208)
Book Reference
'Causation', ed/tr. Sosa,E. /Tooley,M. [OUP 1993], p.208
A Reaction
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Related Idea
Idea 12191 Counterfactuals are true if logical or natural laws imply the consequence [Goodman, by McFetridge]