Possible World

In philosophy and logic, the concept of a possible world is used to express modal claims. The concept of possible worlds is common in contemporary philosophical discourse and has also been disputed.

Read more about Possible World:  Possibility, Necessity, and Contingency, Formal Semantics of Modal Logics, From Modal Logic To Philosophical Tool, Possible-world Theory in Literary Studies

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    “Come, madam wife, sit by my side
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