Full Idea
A possible world is the ontological analogue of a stock of hypothetical beliefs.
Gist of Idea
A possible world is the ontological analogue of hypothetical beliefs
Source
Robert C. Stalnaker (A Theory of Conditionals [1968], p.34), quoted by Dorothy Edgington - Conditionals (Stanf) 4.1
Book Reference
'Stanford Online Encyclopaedia of Philosophy', ed/tr. Stanford University [plato.stanford.edu], p.18
A Reaction
Sounds neat and persuasive. What is the ontological analogue of a stock of hopes? Heaven!