Ideas from 'Do Conditionals Have Truth Conditions?' by Dorothy Edgington [1986], by Theme Structure
[found in 'A Philosophical Companion to First-Order Logic' (ed/tr Hughes,R.I.G.) [Hackett 1993,0-87220-181-3]].
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 6. Probability
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Truth-functional possibilities include the irrelevant, which is a mistake
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / a. Conditionals
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It is a mistake to think that conditionals are statements about how the world is
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / d. Non-truthfunction conditionals
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A conditional does not have truth conditions
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X believes 'if A, B' to the extent that A & B is more likely than A & ¬B
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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / e. Supposition conditionals
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Conditionals express what would be the outcome, given some supposition
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