02768nam 2200577Ia 450 991096378420332120251117080656.01-135-19930-20-203-87016-6(CKB)2670000000163741(EBL)668603(OCoLC)764571446(SSID)ssj0000622979(PQKBManifestationID)11926381(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000622979(PQKBWorkID)10647151(PQKB)11479303(MiAaPQ)EBC668603(PPN)166693073(EXLCZ)99267000000016374120021104d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIf P, then Q conditionals and the foundations of reasoning /David H. Sanford2nd ed.London ;New York Routledge20031 online resource (293 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-28369-8 0-415-28368-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 ConditionalsChapter: 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 BibliographyThis new edition includes three new chapters, updating the book to take into account developments in the field over the past fifteen years.Conditionals (Logic)LogicConditionals (Logic)Logic.16008.33bclSanford David H.1937-723827MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963784203321If P, then Q1420774UNINA