ABSTRACT

This new edition includes three new chapters, updating the book to take into account developments in the field over the past fifteen years.

part I|108 pages

The History of Philosophical Treatments of Conditionals

chapter I|17 pages

Ancient History

chapter II|16 pages

Medieval and Post-medieval History

chapter III|18 pages

Rediscovery of the Material Conditional

chapter IV|12 pages

Rediscovery of the Strict Conditional

chapter V|11 pages

Subjunctive Conditionals and Covering Laws

chapter VI|14 pages

Belief and Probability

chapter VII|18 pages

Possible Worlds

part II|121 pages

A New Treatment of Conditionals

chapter X|16 pages

Various Visions of Possible Worlds

chapter XI|10 pages

Laws and Conditions

chapter XII|10 pages

Counterfactual Dependence and Backtracking

chapter XIII|17 pages

Patterns of Dependence

chapter XIV|16 pages

Objective Dependence

chapter XV|15 pages

A Problem with Validity