Single Idea 12465

[catalogued under 10. Modality / E. Possible worlds / 1. Possible Worlds / c. Possible worlds realism]

Full Idea

Lewis's concrete worlds give a better account of modality (than fictional worlds). When I learn that a man like me drives a truck, I gain evidence for the fact that I can drive a truck.

Gist of Idea

Concrete worlds, unlike fictions, at least offer evidence of how the actual world could be

Source

Jonathan D. Jacobs (A Powers Theory of Modality [2010], §3)

Book Reference

-: 'Philosophical Studies' [-], p.7


A Reaction

Cf. Idea 12464. Jacobs still rightly rejects this as an account of possibility, since the possibility that I might drive a truck must be rooted in me, not in some other person who drives a truck, even if that person is very like me.

Related Idea

Idea 12464 If some book described a possibe life for you, that isn't what makes such a life possible [Jacobs]