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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / e. Supposition conditionals

[conditionals only interested in true antecedents]

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In ordinary language a conditional statement assumes that the antecedent is true [Peirce]
Asking 'If p, will q?' when p is uncertain, then first add p hypothetically to your knowledge [Ramsey]
Normally conditionals have no truth value; it is the consequent which has a conditional truth value [Quine]
Conditionals are pointless if the truth value of the antecedent is known [Quine]
On the supposition view, believe if A,B to the extent that A&B is nearly as likely as A [Edgington]
Conditionals express what would be the outcome, given some supposition [Edgington]