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Zusatztext All in all a first-rate volume. Highly commended. Klappentext Conditionals has at its center 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. It appears here edited by his eminent colleague David Wiggins, and is accompanied by a commentary specially written by a leading expert on the topic, Dorothy Edgington. This masterly and original treatment of conditionals will demand the attention of all philosophers working in this area. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword CONDITIONALS The Varieties of Conditional Theories of Simple Conditionals Ramsey's Test and Adam's Hypothesis Simple Conditionals and Truth-Values: Some Proposals Conditionals and Possible Worlds Compound Conditionals and Truth-Values A Theory of Simple Conditionals Sketch of a Theory of Counterfactual Conditionals COMMENTARY Taxonomy Assertibility Ramsey and Adams Truth Values Possible Worlds Compounds Other Conditional Speech Acts Non-Simple Conditionals List of Works Cited Michael Woods 1934-1993: Obituary and Curriculum Vitae Index ...
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This work has at its centre an extended essay on the problematic and much-debated subject of conditionals 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.
