Subjunctive Reasoning - J. L. Pollock

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Sommaire:
I. Introduction.- 1. Subjunctive Reasoning.- 2. The Linguistic Approach.- 3. The 'Possible Worlds' Approach.- 4. Conclusions.- Notes.- II. Four Kinds of Conditionals.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Four Kinds.- 3. 'Even if' Subjunctives.- 4. 'Might Be' Conditionals.- 5. Necessitation Conditionals.- 6. Simple Subjunctives.- 7. The Axiomatization of Simple Subjunctives.- 8. Conclusions 44.- Notes.- III. Subjunctive Generalizations.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Rudiments of an Analysis.- 3. Strong Generalizations.- 4. Weak Generalizations.- 5. Conclusions.- Notes.- IV. The Basic Analysis of Subjunctive Conditionals.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Analysis of M.- 3. Simple Propositions.- 4. Counter-Legal Conditionals.- 5. Subject Preference.- Notes.- V. Quantification, Modalities, and Conditionals.- 1. Referential Opacity.- 2. Transworld Identity.- 3. Kripke's Observation.- 4. Quantified Modal Logic.- 5. Conditionals.- Notes.- VI. The Full Theory.- 1. Syntax.- 2. Semantics.- 3. Infinitary Operators.- 4. The Introduction of Sets.- 5. Some Consequences of the Analysis.- Note.- VII. Causes.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Ontology of Causes.- 3. Some Causal Relations.- 4. Causal Sufficiency.- 4.1. Nomic Subsumption.- 4.2. Contingently Sufficient Conditions.- 4.3. Causal Sufficiency and Subjunctive Conditionals.- 5. Remarks on the Analysis.- >6. The Logic of Causes.- Notes.- VIII. Probabilities.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Indefinite Probabilities.- 2.1. Relative Frequencies.- 2.2. Subjunctive Indefinite Probabilities.- 2.3. Strong Indefinite Probabilities.- 2.4. Weak Indefinite Probability Statements.- 3. The Redefinition of M.- 3.1. Strong and Weak Definite Probability.- 3.2 Probabilistic Laws.- 3.3 The Analysis of M.- 4. Simple Subjunctive Probability.- 4.1. The Variety of Probabilities.- 4.2. Simple Subjunctive Probability.- 4.3. A Probability Algebra.- 4.4. Simple Subjunctive Probability and Simple Subjunctive Conditionals.- >4.5. Simple Indefinite Probabilities.- Notes.- IX. Dispositions.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Absolute Dispositions.- >3. Probabilistic Dispositions.- Notes.- >Index.