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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / b. Types of conditional

9014	Some conditionals can be explained just by negation and conjunction: not(p and not-q) [Quine]
	Full Idea: Often the purpose of a conditional, 'if p, q', can be served simply by negation and conjunction: not(p and not-q), the so-called 'material conditional'.
	From: Willard Quine (Philosophy of Logic [1970], Ch.2)
	A reaction: Logicians love the neatness of that, but get into trouble elsewhere with conditionals, particularly over the implications of not-p.