Subjunctivity and cross-world predication

• Published in: Philosophical studies Vol. 159; no. 1; pp. 107 - 122
• Main Author: Wehmeier, Kai F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer 01.05.2012; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Actuality; Archives & records; Education; Epistemology; Equivalence relation; Ethics; Formalization; Logic; Logic of Language; Metaphysics; Modal logic; Modal realism; Natural language; Open access; Philosophical logics. Philosophy of language; Philosophy; Philosophy of Language; Philosophy of Mind; Predicates; Predication; Signatures; Subjunctive; Subjunctive mood; Yachts; France; Cross-world predication; Degrees; Grammatical mood; Quantified modal logic; Possible worlds; Comparatives; Subjunctivity; Subjunctive; Grammar; Language; Modal Logic; Predication

The main goal of this paper is to present and compare two approaches to formalizing cross-world comparisons like "John might have been taller than he is" in quantified modal logics. One is the standard method employing degrees and graded positives, according to which the example just given...