Counterpossibles, consequence and context

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作者
Nolan, Daniel [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Notre Dame, Dept Philosophy, Notre Dame, IN USA
[2] Univ Notre Dame, 204 Malloy Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA
来源
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY | 2024年
关键词
counterpossible conditionals; logical consequence; linguistic context; counterfactuals; conditionals;
D O I
10.1080/0020174X.2024.2326184
中图分类号
B82 [伦理学(道德学)];
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摘要
What is the connection between valid inference and true conditionals? Many conditional logics require that when A is a logical consequence of B, 'if B then A' is true. Taking counterlogical conditionals seriously leads to systems that permit counterexamples to that general rule. However, this leaves those of us who endorse non-trivial accounts of counterpossible conditionals to explain what the connection between conditionals and consequence is. The explanation of the connection also answers a common line of objection to non-trivial counterpossibles, which is based on a transition from valid arguments to the corresponding conditionals. It also contributes to the wider project of illuminating the connections between contexts of utterance, on the one hand, and the truth-conditions of conditionals uttered in those contexts, on the other.
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