Overview

Since its publication in 1989, David Sanford's If P Then Q has become one of the most widely respected works in the field of conditionals. This new edition includes three new chapters, thus updating the book to take into account developments in the area over the past fifteen years. Part One gives an historical overview of the history of philosophical treatments of conditionals, from ancient times to the contemporary development of possible worlds. In Part Two, Sanford puts forward his own treatment of conditionals.

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Author:   David Sanford
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780415283687

ISBN 10:   041528368
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   19 December 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Conditionals in Everyday Life and in Philosophy; I: The History of Philosophical Treatments of Conditionals; I: Ancient History; II: Medieval and Post-medieval History; III: Rediscovery of the Material Conditional; IV: Rediscovery of the Strict Conditional; V: Subjunctive Conditionals and Covering Laws; VI: Belief and Probability; VII: Possible Worlds; II: A New Treatment of Conditionals; VIII: Inference, Entailment, and the Purposes of Theories; IX: Problems with the Ramsey Test, Possible Worlds, and Probability; X: Various Visions of Possible Worlds; XI: Laws and Conditions; XII: Counterfactual Dependence and Backtracking; XIII: Patterns of Dependence; XIV: Objective Dependence; XV: A Problem with Validity

Reviews

'Undergraduates will find the book useful as a resource. It covers a lot of ground mentioning most of the issues and positions that need to be addressed in a course on conditionals over the years. This is a good place to learn about conditionals or to have one's ideas about them challenged.' - Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic 'A useful starting point for a course on conditionals. The introductions to the issues are clear and well-illustrated with examples.' - Dialogue

'If Then Q is recommended reading for all who want to work in this suprisingly rich field.' - Australasian Journal of Philosophy; 'Some delightfully insightful comments on the probability account of conditionals, on the Ramsey test, and especially on possible world semantics... it also provides a healthy dose of humbling realism.' - Journal of Philosophy of Science; 'Undergraduates will find the book useful as a resource. It covers a lot of ground mentioning most of the issues and positions that need to be addressed in a course on conditionals over the years. This is a good place to learn about conditionals or to have one's ideas about them challenged.' - Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic; 'A useful starting point for a course on conditionals. The introductions to the issues are clear and well-illustrated with examples.' - Dialogue 'I can recommend Sanford's book as a throughly well-informed, intelligent and original contribution to the field.' - Philosophical Books

Author Information

David Sanford is Professor of Philosophy at Duke University, North Carolina, USA.

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