If-Thenism
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Yablo, Stephen
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An undemanding claim ϕ sometimes implies, or seems to, a more demanding one ψ. Some have posited, to explain this, a confusion between ϕ and ϕ*, an analogue of ϕ that does not imply ψ. If-thenists take ϕ* to be If ψ then ϕ. Incrementalism is the form of if-thenism that construes If ψ then ϕ as the surplus content of ϕ over ψ (ϕ∼ψ). The paper argues that it is the only form of if-thenism that stands a chance of being correct.
Date issued
2017-04Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and PhilosophyJournal
Australasian Philosophical Review
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Citation
Stephen Yablo. "If-Thenism." Australasian Philosophical Review 1, 2 (April 2017): 115-132 © 2017 Australasian Association of Philosophy
Version: Author's final manuscript
ISSN
2474-0500
2474-0519