A Philosophical Guide to Conditionals

A Philosophical Guide to Conditionals

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Editorial Reviews

Conditional sentences are among the most intriguing and puzzling features of language, and analysis of their meaning and function has important implications for, and uses in, many areas of philosophy. Jonathan Bennett, one of the world's leading experts, distils many years' work and teaching into this Philosophical Guide to Conditionals, the fullest and most authoritative treatment of the subject. An ideal introduction for undergraduates with a philosophical grounding, it also offers a rich source of illumination and stimulation for graduate students and professional philosophers.

Customer Reviews

Good survey

Reviewed by F. Fleming, 2010-01-24

While I can't help but disagree with Bennett's final philosophical analysis of conditionals (both indicative and subjunctive), this book is a useful survey of the literature on conditionals. Bennett doesn't always do justice to those whose arguments he retells, but this is a useful starting place for anyone interested in philosophy of logic.

Unconditionally boring

Reviewed by hot4hypatia, 2007-12-17

The author seems more interested in debating his colleagues than in classifying conditionals. I thought this would be a nice survey of the field, but instead it is a mass of replies and polemics. Not recommended to philosophy students looking for a survey or history of conditionals.