Conditionals / Edition 1

by Michael Woods, David Wiggins, Dorothy Edgington

Overview

"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."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198751267
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/17/1997
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	5.63(w) x 8.75(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	1430L (what's this?)

About the Author

Brasenose College, Oxford

Oxford University

University of London

Table of Contents

David Wiggins. ForewordMichael Woods. ConditionalsThe Varieties of ConditionalTheories of Simple ConditionalsRamsey's Test and Adam's HypothesisSimple Conditionals and Truth-Values: Some ProposalsConditionals and Possible WorldsCompound Conditionals and Truth-ValuesA Theory of Simple ConditionalsSketch of a Theory of Counterfactual ConditionalsDorothy Edgington. CommentaryTaxonomyAssertibilityRamsey and AdamsTruth ValuesPossible WorldsCompoundsOther Conditional Speech ActsNon-Simple ConditionalsList of Works CitedMichael Woods 1934—1993: Obituary and Curriculum VitaeIndex

Editorial Reviews

"This is a clear and thought-provoking essay that succeeds in pulling together many distinct issues concerning the interpretation of conditionals. It thus serves well both as an introduction to the difficult issues it treats, and as an interesting polemic in its own right."—Mathematical Reviews

"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."—Bulletin of Symbolic Logic

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