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Of the four chapters in this book, the first two discuss (albeit in considerably modified form) matters previously discussed in my papers 'On the Logic of Conditionals' and 'Probability and the Logic of Conditionals', while the last two present essentially new material. Chapter I is relatively informal and roughly parallels the first of the above papers in discussing the basic ideas of a probabilistic approach to the logic of the indicative conditional, according to which these constructions do not have truth values, but they do have probabilities (equal to conditional probabilities), and the appropriate criterion of soundness for inferences involving them is that it should not be possible for all premises of the inference to be probable while the conclusion is improbable. Applying this criterion is shown to have radically different consequences from the orthodox 'material conditional' theory, not only in application to the standard 'fallacies' of the material conditional, but to many forms (e. g. , Contraposition) which have hitherto been regarded as above suspicion. Many more applications are considered in Chapter I, as well as certain related theoretical matters.

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This is a collection of essays on the relation between probabilities--especially conditional probabilities--and conditionals. It provides new negative results that sharply limit the ways conditionals can be related to conditional probabilities. There are also positive ideas and results that will open up new areas of research. The collection is intended to honor Ernest W. Adams, whose seminal work is largely responsible for creating this area of inquiry. As well as describing, evaluating, and applying Adams's work, the contributions extend his ideas in directions he may not have anticipated, but that he certainly inspired.

Belief and doubt. --- Conditionals (Logic) --- Decision making. --- Probabilities. --- 16 --- 800:311 --- Probabilities --- Belief and doubt --- Decision making --- Deciding --- Decision (Psychology) --- Decision analysis --- Decision processes --- Making decisions --- Management --- Management decisions --- Choice (Psychology) --- Problem solving --- Conviction --- Doubt --- Consciousness --- Credulity --- Emotions --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Philosophy --- Psychology --- Religion --- Will --- Agnosticism --- Rationalism --- Skepticism --- Conditional statements (Logic) --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Logic --- Probability --- Statistical inference --- Combinations --- Mathematics --- Chance --- Least squares --- Mathematical statistics --- Risk --- Logica. Kennistheorie. Logische methodiek. Wetenschapsfilosofie --- Kwantitatieve linguistiek. Computerlinguistiek --- Adams, Ernest W. --- 800:311 Kwantitatieve linguistiek. Computerlinguistiek --- 16 Logica. Kennistheorie. Logische methodiek. Wetenschapsfilosofie --- Conditionals (Logic). --- Adams, Ernest Wilcox,