Williamson on Counterpossibles

J Philos Logic. 2018;47(4):693-713. doi: 10.1007/s10992-017-9446-x. Epub 2017 Aug 16.

Abstract

A counterpossible conditional is a counterfactual with an impossible antecedent. Common sense delivers the view that some such conditionals are true, and some are false. In recent publications, Timothy Williamson has defended the view that all are true. In this paper we defend the common sense view against Williamson's objections.

Keywords: Counterfactual modal epistemology; Counterpossible conditionals; Impossible worlds; Nonvacuism.