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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462193003321

Autore

Sanford David

Titolo

If P, Then Q [[electronic resource] ] : Conditionals and the Foundations of Reasoning

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2003

ISBN

0-203-87016-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Disciplina

160

Soggetti

Conditionals (Logic)

Philosophy

Philosophy & Religion

Logic

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

This new edition includes three new chapters, updating the book to



take into account developments in the field over the past fifteen years.