Close. Welcoming. My
name. David. Absurdly—I mean, out of
tune. Ordinary language permits
the paraphrase:
Things could have been. But
actually are. Countless ways,
certain descriptions. To consider,
“ways things could have been.”
Things might be. The possibilities,
the propositions, the structures.
© Matthew Harlovic
Feb 7, 2018
Feb 7, 2018 at 12:13 PM UTC
Close. Welcoming. My
name. David. Absurdly—I mean, out of
tune. Ordinary language permits
the paraphrase:
Things could have been. But
actually are. Countless ways,
certain descriptions. To consider,
“ways things could have been.”
Things might be. The possibilities,
the propositions, the structures.
© Matthew Harlovic
Inspired by David Lewis, Keith Waldrop.
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