Single Idea 13770

[catalogued under 10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / b. Types of conditional]

Full Idea

As well as conditional beliefs, there are conditional desires, hopes, fears etc. As well as conditional statements, there are conditional commands, questions, offers, promises, bets etc.

Gist of Idea

There are many different conditional mental states, and different conditional speech acts

Source

Dorothy Edgington (Conditionals [2001], 17.3.4)

Book Reference

'Blackwell Guide to Philosophical Logic', ed/tr. Goble,Lou [Blackwell 2001], p.408