Full Idea
If a conditional remains truth-functional it is incapable of expressing the fact that the connection between antecedent and consequent in the conditional is a causal one rather than merely accidental
Gist of Idea
Truth-functional conditionals can't distinguish whether they are causal or accidental
Source
Stephen Mumford (Dispositions [1998], 03.8)
Book Reference
Mumford,Stephen: 'Dispositions' [OUP 1998], p.60
A Reaction
This is the first step towards an account of conditionals which will work in real life rather than merely in classical logic.
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