The Logic of Conditional Belief
Journal Article
AbstractThe logic of indicative conditionals remains the topic of deep and intractable philosophical disagreement. I show that two influential epistemic norms—the Lockean theory of belief and the Ramsey test for conditional belief—are jointly sufficient to ground a powerful new argument for a particular conception of the logic of indicative conditionals. Specifically, the argument demonstrates, contrary to the received historical narrative, that there is a real sense in which Stalnaker’s semantics for the indicative did succeed in capturing the logic of the Ramseyan indicative conditional.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Eva, B
Published Date
- September 17, 2020
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 70 / 281
Start / End Page
- 759 - 779
Published By
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1467-9213
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0031-8094
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1093/pq/pqaa008
Language
- en