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Suppose And Tell eBook

The Semantics And Heuristics Of Conditionals

by Timothy Williamson
language: english
Publisher: OUP Oxford, July of 2020 ‧
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What does 'if' mean? Timothy Williamson presents a controversial new approach to understanding conditional thinking, which is central to human cognitive life. He argues that in using 'if' we rely on psychological heuristics, fast and frugal methods which can lead us to trust faulty data and prematurely reject simple theories.

Suppose And Tell

The Semantics And Heuristics Of Conditionals

by Timothy Williamson

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ISBN: 9780192604767
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date: July of 2020
Language: English
Format: eBook
File Format and Compatibility: PDF para ADE
Categories: eBooks in English > Fiction > Linguistics and Philology
EAN: 9780192604767

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Timothy Williamson

Timothy Williamson é Professor de Lógica na Universidade de Oxford e Professor Convidado na Universidade de Yale. Tem publicado livros e artigos sobre diversas áreas da filosofia, alguns traduzidos para francês, alemão, espanhol, italiano, turco, chinês, húngaro, sérvio, coreano e, agora também, português. Escreve frequentemente artigos sobre filosofia no Times Literary Supplement, no reputado blogue The Stone do New York Times, e noutros jornais de vários países.

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