Ambifictional Counterfactuals

In this paper, I argue that David Lewis’s possible world semantics for counterfactual discourse and for fictional discourse are apparently inconsistent and in need of revision. The problem emerges for Lewis’s account once one considers how to evaluate <i>ambifictional counterfactuals</i>...

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Main Author: Andrew D. Bassford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Philosophies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/8/6/108