possibilitypermission
Possibilitypermission is a conceptual term used in philosophy, law, and computer science to analyze how permissions relate to alternative possibilities available to agents. The term blends notions of possibility (modal space of actions or states that could occur) with permission (authorization to perform certain actions). In this view, permissions are not fixed outcomes but contingent on which possibilities are considered or realized, especially under uncertainty. The concept is often discussed within deontic logic and modal logic as a way to model how agents are allowed to act across different possible futures, rather than only in the actual world.
In practical contexts, possibilitypermission can inform policy design and access control by clarifying when an action
Critics argue that the term overlaps with established notions of permission, capability, and conditional authorization, and
See also: deontic logic, permission, possibility, modal logic, counterfactuals, access control, policy.