A Suppositional Theory of Conditionals. Issue 520 (16th July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carter, Sam
• Is Part Of: Mind. Volume 130:Issue 520(2021)
• Page Start: 1059
• Page End: 1086
• Publication Date: 2021-07-16
• Subjects: Philosophy -- Periodicals; Philosophy; Periodicals; 190.5
• DOI: 10.1093/mind/fzaa071
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0026-4423

Abstract

Abstract: Suppositional theories of conditionals take apparent similarities between supposition and conditionals as a starting point, appealing to features of the former to provide an account of the latter. This paper develops a novel form of suppositional theory, one which characterizes the relationship at the level of semantics rather than at the level of speech acts. In the course of doing so, it considers a range of novel data which shed additional light on how conditionals and supposition interact.