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Ideas for '27: Book of Daniel', 'Law and Causality' and 'Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy'

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10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / d. Non-truthfunction conditionals

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Ramsey's Test: believe the consequent if you believe the antecedent [Ramsey, by Read]

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

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Asking 'If p, will q?' when p is uncertain, then first add p hypothetically to your knowledge [Ramsey]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 9. Counterfactuals

6886	Counterfactuals are not true, they are merely valid [Mautner]

6885	Counterfactuals are true if in every world close to actual where p is the case, q is also the case [Mautner]

6884	Counterfactuals say 'If it had been, or were, p, then it would be q' [Mautner]

6883	Maybe counterfactuals are only true if they contain valid inference from premisses [Mautner]

6882	Counterfactuals presuppose a belief (or a fact) that the condition is false [Mautner]

10. Modality / C. Sources of Modality / 6. Necessity from Essence

5449	Essentialism is often identified with belief in 'de re' necessary truths [Mautner]