8 ideas
18491 | The idea of 'making' can be mere conceptual explanation (like 'because') [Künne] |
14626 | In S5 matters of possibility and necessity are non-contingent [Williamson] |
14296 | Dispositions are physical states of mechanism; when known, these replace the old disposition term [Quine] |
14625 | Necessity is counterfactually implied by its negation; possibility does not counterfactually imply its negation [Williamson] |
14623 | Strict conditionals imply counterfactual conditionals: □(A⊃B)⊃(A□→B) [Williamson] |
14624 | Counterfactual conditionals transmit possibility: (A□→B)⊃(◊A⊃◊B) [Williamson] |
14531 | Rather than define counterfactuals using necessity, maybe necessity is a special case of counterfactuals [Williamson, by Hale/Hoffmann,A] |
14628 | Imagination is important, in evaluating possibility and necessity, via counterfactuals [Williamson] |