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Sep 17, 2009 · We can have an impossible world \(w_1\) with impossibly coloured swans, a distinct impossible world \(w_2\) at which Fermat’s Last Theorem is false, and a further impossible world \(w_3\) at which bachelors are married (but at which swans and Diophantine equations behave correctly).
In philosophical logic, the concept of an impossible world (sometimes called a non-normal world ) is used to model certain phenomena that cannot be adequately handled using ordinary possible worlds. An impossible world, , is the same sort of thing as a possible world (whatever that may be), except that it is in some sense "impossible."
In order to explain this, philosophers have introduced the notion of an impossible world. This article is about impossible worlds. First, there is a presentation of the motivations for postulating impossible worlds as a tool for analysing impossible phenomena.
Exploring the power of mindset and beliefs can be transformative, as it can open up a world of possibility and potential. It can help us to see beyond the barriers and limitations of our own minds and to find the courage and strength to pursue our dreams. So, is anything truly impossible? Read on to find out. Is Anything Impossible?
Dec 17, 2023 · Are impossible worlds places where strange things happen, or descriptions, or abstract objects, or something else entirely? How can you describe an impossibility without contradicting yourself? Could we imagine worlds where even the laws of logic are different?
Oct 18, 2013 · The idea of possible worlds is evocative and appealing. However, possible worlds failed to gain any real traction among philosophers until the 1960s when they were invoked to provide the conceptual underpinnings of some powerful developments in modal logic.
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Impossible Worlds. First published Thu Sep 17, 2009. It is a venerable slogan due to David Hume, and inherited by the empiricist tradition, that the impossible cannot be believed, or even conceived.
