Frank Ramsey's Theory of Conditionals

This book provides the first fully developed account of Frank Ramsey's theory of conditionals. It is divided into two parts. The first part of the book is historical, investigating Ramsey's texts to discover his views on conditionals. The second part systematically develops a unified account of conditionals, building on Ramsey's ideas.

List of contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Ramsey's Epistemology.- 3. Ramsey on Conditionals.- 4. Towards a Unified Account.- 5. Ramsey's Test and Ramsey Tests.- 6. Conclusion.

About the author

Caterina Sisti is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Scuola Normale Superiore.

Product details

• Authors: Caterina Sisti
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.07.2024
• EAN: 9783031536335
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3153633-5
• No. of pages: 207
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 16 mm x 210 mm
• Weight: 385 g
• Illustrations: XV, 207 p.
• Series: History of Analytic Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Sprachphilosophie, Philosophy of Language, Logic, Analytische Philosophie und logischer Positivismus, Epistemology, Truth, Philosophie: Logik, Conditionals, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophical Logic, Ramsey test, Frank Ramsey, Counterfactuals