Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
formal semantics
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
possible worlds semantics for conditionals
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
counterfactual conditionals
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| gptkbp:basisFor |
many-valued logics of conditionals
philosophical analysis of causation |
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
gptkb:Jonathan_Bennett
gptkb:Frank_Jackson |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:David_Lewis
gptkb:Robert_Stalnaker |
| gptkbp:hasConcept |
truth of counterfactuals depends on similarity between possible worlds
closest possible world similarity ordering of worlds |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Stalnaker–Lewis semantics
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:logic
philosophy of language philosophy of science |
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1960s
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Counterfactuals_(Lewis,_1973)
gptkb:Philosophia_(Stalnaker,_1968) |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:possible_worlds_theory
modal realism conditional logic |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
analyzing counterfactuals
analyzing indicative conditionals |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Robert_Stalnaker
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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