Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'Possible Worlds', 'works' and 'A Theory of Conditionals'

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / D. Nature of Philosophy / 6. Hopes for Philosophy

8226	A well-posed problem is a problem solved [Bergson, by Deleuze/Guattari]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / a. Conditionals

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In nearby worlds where A is true, 'if A,B' is true or false if B is true or false [Stalnaker]

10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 2. Nature of Possible Worlds / a. Nature of possible worlds

14285

A possible world is the ontological analogue of hypothetical beliefs [Stalnaker]

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We can take 'ways things might have been' as irreducible elements in our ontology [Stalnaker, by Lycan]