If-Thenism
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If-Thenism 7-1-16.pdf
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Author(s)
Yablo, Stephen
Date Issued
April 2017
Journal
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
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Author's final manuscript
Abstract
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.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
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https://doi.org/10.1080/24740500.2017.1346423
