Outline of a new semantics for counterfactuals

It is argued that the so-called principles of "strong centering" and "weak centering" central to the traditional Lewis-Stalnaker semantics for counterfactuals are both fallacious. A foundation for an alternative semantics without these prinsciples is outlined. The core idea is that the statistically normal worlds - rather than those worlds most qualitatively similar to the actual world - should serve as the semantical fulcrum.