Conditionals and supposition-based reasoning
Bradley, R.
(2011).
Conditionals and supposition-based reasoning.
Topoi,
30(1), 39-45.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-010-9081-4
(2011).
Conditionals and supposition-based reasoning.
Topoi,
30(1), 39-45.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-010-9081-4
Case-based reasoning is a familiar method of evaluating sentences. But when applied to conditionals, it seems to lead to implausible conclusions. In this paper I argue that the problem arises from equating the probability of a conditional sentence on the evidential supposition of some condition with the conditional probability of the former, given the latter.