Overview
Conditionals has at its centre an extended essay on this problematic and much-debated subject in the philosophy of language and logic, which the widely respected Oxford philosopher Michael Woods had been preparing for publication at the time of his death in 1993. Woods discusses the distinction between different kinds of conditionals, and then goes on to cover a range of topics, including assertibility, conditional probability, possible-worlds theories, and conditional commands and questions. He ends up sketching a new theory of counterfactual conditionals. This essay is edited for publication by Wood's friend and colleague David Wiggins, and accompanied by a commentary specially written by a leading expert on the topic, Dorothy Edgington. The masterful and original treatment of conditionals presented in this book will demand the attention of all philosophers working in this area.
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Author: Michael Woods (late Official Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, late Official Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, Brasenose College, Oxford (deceased)) ,
David Wiggins (Wykeham Professor of Logic, Wykeham Professor of Logic, University of Oxford) ,
Dorothy Edgington (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.40cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.50cm
Weight: 0.354kg
ISBN: 9780198751267
ISBN 10: 0198751265
Pages: 162
Publication Date: 22 May 1997
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
All in all a first-rate volume. Highly commended. * Scott Sturgeon, MIND 109, 433 January 2000 * A clear and thought-provoking essay... this book should be of great value when used as course material for upper level undergraduate and graduate level seminars, as well as a valuable resource for those interested in this area. * Jon M. Cogburn, Mathematical Reviews Issue 99a * This is a very interesting investigation of natural language conditionals. Woods displays both a remarkably sensitive insight into examples of usage and an excellent grasp of the relevant literature. * William Harper, Bulletin of Symbolic Logic *
This is a very interesting of natural language conditionals. Woods displays both a remarkably sensitive insight into examples of usage and an excellent grasp of the relevant literature.
`This is a very interesting investigation of natural language conditionals. Woods displays both a remarkably sensitive insight into examples of usage and an excellent grasp of the relevant literature.' William Harper, Bulletin of Symbolic Logic `A clear and thought-provoking essay... this book should be of great value when used as course material for upper level undergraduate and graduate level seminars, as well as a valuable resource for those interested in this area.' Jon M. Cogburn, Mathematical Reviews Issue 99a `All in all a first-rate volume. Highly commended.' Scott Sturgeon, MIND 109, 433 January 2000
This is a very interesting investigation of natural language conditionals. Woods displays both a remarkably sensitive insight into examples of usage and an excellent grasp of the relevant literature. William Harper, Bulletin of Symbolic Logic A clear and thought-provoking essay... this book should be of great value when used as course material for upper level undergraduate and graduate level seminars, as well as a valuable resource for those interested in this area. Jon M. Cogburn, Mathematical Reviews Issue 99a All in all a first-rate volume. Highly commended. Scott Sturgeon, MIND 109, 433 January 2000
