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单词 might counterfactual
释义
might counterfactual

Logic
  • A type of counterfactual conditional φψ according to which had the antecedent φ obtained, then the consequent ψ might have obtained. For example,

    • Had John Kennedy avoided Dallas, Texas in November 22, 1963, he might have served two terms as President of the United States.

    does not assert that the consequent would have obtained (i.e, the corresponding would counterfactual), but merely that the consequent is consistent with the satisfaction of the antecedent. The dual relationship between might and would counterfactual conditionals with respect to a negation ¬ was described by philosopher David Lewis (1941–2001) by the equivalences:

    φψ¬(φ¬ψ)¯φψ¬(φ¬ψ)¯


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