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Autore |
Sanford David |
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Titolo |
If P, Then Q [[electronic resource] ] : Conditionals and the Foundations of Reasoning |
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Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2003 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Conditionals (Logic) |
Philosophy |
Philosophy & Religion |
Logic |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; If P, then Q: Conditionals and the Foundationsof Reasoning; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Preface to Second Edition; IntroductionConditionals in Everyday Lifeand in Philosophy; Part One: The History of Philosophical Treatments of Conditionals; Chapter: I Ancient History; Chapter: II Medieval and Post-medieval History; Chapter: III Rediscovery of the Material Conditional; Chapter: IV Rediscovery of the Strict Conditional; Chapter: V Subjunctive Conditionals and Covering Laws; Chapter: VI Belief and Probability; Chapter: VII Possible Worlds; Part Two: A New Treatment of Conditionals |
Chapter: VIII Inference, Entailment, and the Purposes of TheoriesChapter: IX Problems with the Ramsey Test, Possible Worlds,and Probability; Chapter: X Various Visions of Possible Worlds; Chapter: XI Laws and Conditions; Chapter: XII Counterfactual Dependence and Backtracking; Chapter: XIII Patterns of Dependence; Chapter: XIV Objective Dependence; Chapter: XV A Problem with Validity; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Bibliographic Remarks and Retrospect; Supplementary Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This new edition includes three new chapters, updating the book to |
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