Introduction

Dr. Ronald Nash

The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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Lesson

A possible world is a way the real world could have been. Modal logic, propositions, state of affairs and eternal entities are some of the considerations when discussing a possible world.

Outline

Possible Worlds

Part 1

I. Introduction

A. Modal Logic

1. Traditional - Two-Value Logic

2. Modality - Three-Value Logic

B. Propositions

1. Relationship to a sentence

2. Relationship to truth

C. State of Affairs

1. Relationship to a proposition

2. Converting a proposition to a state of affairs

D. Eternal Entities

1. Every true proposition is eternally true.

2. States of affairs are eternal entities.