Counterfactually
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a counterfactual way. not-comparable
"All they do is to emphasize the causal link between experience and the relevant belief by expressing it counterfactually: If S ’s experience had been different, S would have had a different belief (with a different content a la (P1))."
Example
More examples"All they do is to emphasize the causal link between experience and the relevant belief by expressing it counterfactually: If S ’s experience had been different, S would have had a different belief (with a different content a la (P1))."
Etymology
From counterfactual + -ly.
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