Inferentialism: A Manifesto
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| Publication date | 2023 |
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| Book title | Conditionals |
| Book subtitle | Logic, linguistics, and psychology |
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| Series | Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition |
| Pages (from-to) | 175-221 |
| Publisher | Cham: Palgrave Macmillan |
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| Abstract | In previous publications, we have proposed a new, inferentialist semantics for indicative conditionals. According to this semantics, the truth of a conditional requires the existence of a compelling argument from the conditional’s antecedent together with contextually determined background premises to its consequent, where the antecedent is pivotal in the argument. In this paper, we recapitulate the position; report the progress we made over the past years, in particular highlighting the empirical support the position has garnered; and respond to criticisms that have been leveled at it. |
| Document type | Chapter |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05682-6_7 |
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