Rott, Hans (2020) Notes on contraposing conditionals. [Preprint]

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The contraposing conditional 'If A then C' is defined by the conjunction of A > C and ~C > ~A, where > is a conditional of the kind studied by Stalnaker, Lewis and others. This idea has recently been explored, under the name 'evidential conditional', in a sequence of papers by Crupi and Iacona and Raidl, and it has been found of independent interest by Booth and Chandler. I discuss various properties of these conditionals and compare them to the 'difference-making conditionals' studied by Rott, which are defined by the conjunction of A > C and not ~A > C. I raise some doubts about Crupi and Iacona's claim that contraposition captures the idea of evidence or support.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Rott, Hans hans.rott@ur.de 0000-0002-8142-2736
Keywords:	conditionals; contraposition; difference-making; support;
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Logic General Issues > Evidence General Issues > Theory Change
Depositing User:	Hans Rott
Date Deposited:	21 Apr 2020 15:31
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2020 15:31
Item ID:	17092
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Mathematics > Logic General Issues > Evidence General Issues > Theory Change
Date:	19 April 2020
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17092

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