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If

Jonathan St. B.T. Evans, David E. Over

(Oxford cognitive science series)

Oxford University Press, 2004

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Bibliography: p. [173]-186

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

'IF' is one of the most important and interesting words in the English language. It is used to express hypothetical thought - an essential part of human reasoning and decision making. This type of thought occurs wherever there is uncertainty, and uncertainty is everywhere in our lives. The use of conditionals such as 'if' also distinguishes human intelligence from that of all other animals, permitting a higher level of rationality in human reasoning and decision making. Until now, such conditionals have been the subject of independent study by psychologists and philosophers. In this volume, Jonathan Evans and David Over present a new theoretical approach to understanding hypothetical thought. The book draws on studies from the psychology of judgement and decision making, as well as philosophical logic.

Table of Contents

  • 1. 'If' and the problem of hypothetical thought
  • 2. The logic of indicative conditionals
  • 3. Indicative conditionals: the psychological evidence
  • 4. The mental logic and mental models of indicative conditionals
  • 5. Hypothetical thinking with 'if': the case of the selection task
  • 6. Conditionals in context
  • 7. Counterfactuals: philosophical and psychological difficulties
  • 8. Probabilistic accounts of conditionals
  • 9. Towards a theory of 'if'

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Details

  • NCID
    BA69687073
  • ISBN
    • 0198525125
    • 0198525133
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    vii, 190 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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