tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post3316880356542410257..comments2024-03-27T20:37:09.185-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: From ease to counterfactuals?Alexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-46812206128964191202012-07-07T10:54:15.796-05:002012-07-07T10:54:15.796-05:00That's true. And maybe "easier" mak...That's true. And maybe "easier" makes no sense apart from a cause. So this approach may require something like my causal account of modality.Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-61917013012355315252012-07-06T20:33:18.980-05:002012-07-06T20:33:18.980-05:00What occurs to me is that it makes sense to ask &q...What occurs to me is that it makes sense to ask "easier for who?" whereas there is no corresponding question about nearness.<br /><br />I'm not sure what else to do with that observation or whether it is a plus or a minus for the theory.Heath Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13535886546816778688noreply@blogger.com