Counterfactuals

David Lewis (Princeton University)

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English

Wiley-Blackwell
10 November 2000

Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Philosophy: logic

Counterfactuals is David Lewis' forceful presentation of and sustained argument for a particular view about propositions which express contrary to fact conditionals, including his famous defense of realism about possible worlds.

By: David Lewis (Princeton University)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 175mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 435g
ISBN: 9780631224952
ISBN 10: 0631224955
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 10 November 2000
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. An Analysis of Counterfactuals. Introduction. Strict Conditionals. Variably Strict Conditionals. The Limit Assumption. 'Might' Counterfactuals and Outer Modalities. Impossible Antecedents. True Antecedents. Counterfactual Fallacies. Potentialities. 2. Reformulations. Multiple Modalities. Propositional Quantifiers. Comparative Similarity. Similarity Measures. Comparative Possibility. Cotenability. Selection Functions. The Selection Operator. 3. Comparisons. The Metalinguistic Theory: Implicit Premisis. The Metalinguistic Theory: Factual Premises. The Metalinguistic Theory: Laws of Nature. Stalnaker's Theory. 4. Foundations. Possible Worlds. Similarity. 5. Analogies. Conditional Obligation. 'When Next' and 'When Last'. Contextually Definite Descriptions. 6. Logics. Completeness Results. Decidability Results. Derived Modal Logics. Appendix: Related Writings by David Lewis. Index.

David Lewis (1941- 2001) was Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. His publications include Convention (reissued by Blackwell 2002), On the Plurality of Worlds (reissued by Blackwell, 2000), Parts of Classes (1991), and of numerous articles in metaphysics and other areas. Many of his writings are available in his Collected Papers.

Reviews for Counterfactuals

'Contrary-to-fact conditionals have provided logical analysts with fascinating puzzles. (This book) has a unitary theme presented clearly and attractively for the most part with only the unavoidable minimum of formal apparatus. The theme is pursued confidently and relentlessly without evasions or qualifications. Times Literary Supplement This is an excellent book. It combines shrewd philosophical sense with a fine technical expertise. The statement of views is concise and forthright. Kit Fine, Mind This essay is a virtuoso performance. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Beautifully and lucidly written and full of clever ideas. It contains very many philosophical insights and comparisons. J. J. C. Smart, Australasian Journal of Philosophy