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'If kangaroos had no tails, they would topple over' seems to me to mean something like this: in any possible state of affairs in which kangaroos have no tails, and which resembles our actual state of affairs as much as kangaroos having no tails permits it to, the kangaroos topple over.
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Counterfactuals is David Lewis's 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. Since its original publication in 1973, it has become a classic of contemporary philosophy, and is essential reading for anyone interested in the logic and metaphysics of counterfactuals. The book also includes an appendix of related writings by Lewis.
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- Title Counterfactuals
- Author Lewis
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 2nd
- Pages 168
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Williston, Vermont, U.S.A.
- Date 2001-01-17
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780631224952 / 0631224955
- Weight 1.04 lbs (0.47 kg)
- Dimensions 9.61 x 6.69 x 0.44 in (24.41 x 16.99 x 1.12 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Counterfactuals (Logic)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00059899
- Dewey Decimal Code 160
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