
Conditionals, Paradox, and Probability brings together fifteen original essays by experts in philosophy and linguistics. These specially written chapters draw on themes from the work of Dorothy Edgington, the first woman to hold a chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford. The contributors to this volume focus on the key topics to which Edgington has made many important contributions, including conditionals, vagueness, the paradox of knowability, and probability. Their insights will be of interest to philosophers, linguists, and psychologists working in philosophical logic, natural language semantics, and reasoning.
This volume investigates the foundational contributions of Dorothy Edgington to the fields of philosophical logic, natural language semantics, and the study of reasoning. The collection features fifteen original essays authored by experts in philosophy and linguistics who analyze Edgington's influence on contemporary thought. By examining her work as the first woman to hold a chair in philosophy at the University of Oxford, the contributors provide a rigorous exploration of her theoretical frameworks.
What You Will Find
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Experts identify this collection as a significant resource for scholars and advanced students specializing in philosophical logic and formal semantics. Readers frequently note the technical density of the prose, which assumes a high level of familiarity with the subject matter.
Page Count:
288
Publication Date:
2021-01-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
ISBN-10:
0191021342
ISBN-13:
9780191021343
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