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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/36809| Appears in Collections: | Communications, Media and Culture Journal Articles |
| Peer Review Status: | Refereed |
| Title: | Backwards Counterfactuals |
| Author(s): | Rennick, Stephanie McDonnell, Neil |
| Contact Email: | steph.rennick@stir.ac.uk |
| Keywords: | counterfactuals backwards time travel Lewis |
| Issue Date: | 10-Jan-2025 |
| Date Deposited: | 5-Dec-2024 |
| Citation: | Rennick S & McDonnell N (2025) Backwards Counterfactuals. <i>Philosophical Quarterly</i>, Art. No.: pqae149. https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqae149 |
| Abstract: | This paper offers two novel conceptual tools: one concerning the semantics of counterfactuals and what should be held fixed when assessing them (the modal moat), and the other concerning the pragmatics of counterfactual assertions and how to avoid the potential pitfalls of meaning more than we say (antecedent gluttony). These allow us to address existing issues with the assessment of backwards counterfactuals within a framework that applies equally to forwards cases. In addition to solving a thorny problem from the time travel literature, what we learn teaches us something quite general about our evaluation of counterfactuals. |
| DOI Link: | 10.1093/pq/pqae149 |
| Rights: | © The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Scots Philosophical Association and the University of St Andrews. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
| Licence URL(s): | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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