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

• Autore: Sanford David
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2003
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Disciplina: 160
• Soggetto topico: Conditionals (Logic); Philosophy; Philosophy & Religion; Logic
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: If P, Then Q
• ISBN: 0-203-87016-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462193003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II