Modal realism

Possible worlds are as real as the actual world

One of the key arguments for modal realism is its theoretical usefulness for modal reasoning and the ontological commitments implied by common expressions in natural language. For instance, when we say "it could have been," we are acknowledging the existence of other possible worlds where different outcomes are possible.

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This concept challenges traditional notions of reality and expands our understanding of existence.

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