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A difficulty for the possible worlds analysis of counterfactuals

Kit Fine

pp. 29-57

Résumé

I present a puzzle concerning counterfactual reasoning and argue that it should be solved by giving up the principle of substitution for logical equivalents.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Briggs Rachael, Jago Mark (2012) Propositions and same-saying. Synthese 189 (1).

Pages: 29-57

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-012-0094-y

Citation complète:

Fine Kit, 2012, A difficulty for the possible worlds analysis of counterfactuals. Synthese 189 (1), Propositions and same-saying, 29-57. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-012-0094-y.