Dialectica 54 (2):133–137 (2000)
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We show that, given standard assumptions about classical dynamical systems, Lewis' conception of possible worlds is incompatible with classical physics in that it would imply that all dynamical systems were integrable.
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| Keywords | Possible worlds Dynamical systems |
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| DOI | 10.1111/j.1746-8361.2000.tb00197.x |
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Counterfactuals and Comparative Possibility.David Lewis - 1973 - Journal of Philosophical Logic 2 (4):418-446.
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