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counterfactuals — n. statement which expresses what could or would happen under different circumstances … English contemporary dictionary
freedom, counterfactuals of creaturely — The notion of counterfactuals of creaturely freedom seems to have been introduced first by Pedro da Fonseca (1528 99), a Portuguese Jesuit philosopher and theologian, and his disciple Luis de Molina. Latterly it has been revived by Alvin… … Christian Philosophy
Molinism — Not to be confused with the quietist doctrine of Miguel de Molinos. Luis Molina Molinism, named after 16th Century Jesuit theologian Luis de Molina, is a religious doctrine which attempts to reconcile the providence of God with human free will.… … Wikipedia
Counterfactual history — For other uses, see Counterfactual (disambiguation). Counterfactual history, also sometimes referred to as virtual history, is a form of historiography which attempts to answer what if questions known as counterfactuals.[1] It seeks to explore… … Wikipedia
Counterfactual conditional — For other uses, see Counterfactual (disambiguation). A counterfactual conditional, subjunctive conditional, or remote conditional, abbreviated cf, is a conditional (or if then ) statement indicating what would be the case if its antecedent were… … Wikipedia
David Lewis (philosopher) — For other people named David Lewis, see David Lewis (disambiguation). David Kellogg Lewis Full name David Kellogg Lewis Born September 28, 1941 Oberlin, Ohio Died October 14 … Wikipedia
David Kellogg Lewis — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 20th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE name = David Kellogg Lewis birth = September 28, 1941 flagicon|USA|size=20px Oberlin, Ohio death = October 14, 2001 flagicon|USA|size=20px Princeton,… … Wikipedia
counterfactual conditional — Sometimes known as subjunctive conditionals, although the terms do not exactly coincide. A counterfactual is a conditional of the form ‘if p were to happen q would’, or ‘if p were to have happened q would have happened’, where the supposition of… … Philosophy dictionary
Theodicy — (IPAEng|θiːˈɒdɪsi) (adjectival form theodicean) is a specific branch of theology and philosophy that attempts to reconcile the existence of evil or suffering in the world with the belief in an omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent God, i.e … Wikipedia
Causality — (but not causation) denotes a necessary relationship between one event (called cause) and another event (called effect) which is the direct consequence (result) of the first. [http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Causality x=35 y=25 Random… … Wikipedia
