On the conception of metaphysical possibility that I prefer, a metaphysical possibility is simply a coherent way for the world to be. That is a substantial view. There are conceptions of metaphysical possibility on which not every coherent way for the world to be counts as a metaphysical possibility. To illustrate this point, consider a conception of metaphysical possibility based on a simplifi...

Article Lilo Moessner: The history of the present English subjunctive: a corpus-based study mood and modality was published on November 1, 2022 in journal Folia Linguistica (volume 56, issue s43-s1).

The present paper describes how the structure of a particular expression ‘hope’ (e.g., I hope that x vs. My is that/would be x), as well presence or absence an additional modal element would, might, may, could, can, should), can influence speaker subject’s perceived investment in commitment to proposition’s materialization and, consequently, (un)acceptabi...

Both Lowe and Tsai have presented their own versions of the theory that both indicative subjunctive conditionals are strict conditionals. We critically discuss we find each version wanting.