A Puzzle About Stalnaker's Hypothesis

被引:23
作者
Douven, Igor [1 ]
Dietz, Richard [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Groningen, Fac Philosophy, Groningen, Netherlands
[2] Univ Leuven, Inst Philosophy, Leuven, Belgium
来源
TOPOI-AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PHILOSOPHY | 2011年 / 30卷 / 01期
关键词
Conditionals; Probability; Stalnaker's Hypothesis; Triviality arguments; CONDITIONAL-PROBABILITY; BELIEVE; CAUSAL;
D O I
10.1007/s11245-010-9082-3
中图分类号
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
According to Stalnaker's Hypothesis, the probability of an indicative conditional, Pr(phi -> psi), equals the probability of the consequent conditional on its antecedent, Pr(phi -> psi). While the hypothesis is generally taken to have been conclusively refuted by Lewis' and others' triviality arguments, its descriptive adequacy has been confirmed in many experimental studies. In this paper, we consider some possible ways of resolving the apparent tension between the analytical and the empirical results relating to Stalnaker's Hypothesis and we argue that none offer a satisfactory resolution.
引用
收藏
页码:31 / 37
页数:7
相关论文
共 33 条
[1]  
[Anonymous], 1975, The Logic of Conditionals
[2]  
[Anonymous], 1996, ERKENNTNIS
[3]   Bayesian epistemology and epistemic conditionals:: On the status of the export-import laws [J].
Arló-Costa, H .
JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY, 2001, 98 (11) :555-593
[4]  
BENNETT Jonathan, 2003, A philosophical Guide to Conditionals
[5]   RAMSEY'S TEST, ADAMS' THESIS, AND LEFT-NESTED CONDITIONALS [J].
Dietz, Richard ;
Douven, Igor .
REVIEW OF SYMBOLIC LOGIC, 2010, 3 (03) :467-484
[6]   ON THE PROBABILITIES OF CONDITIONALS [J].
DORING, F .
PHILOSOPHICAL REVIEW, 1994, 103 (04) :689-700
[7]  
DOUVEN I, 2010, MIND IN PRESS
[8]   The Adams family [J].
Douven, Igor ;
Verbrugge, Sara .
COGNITION, 2010, 117 (03) :302-318
[9]   The Problem of Noncounterfactual Conditionals [J].
Etlin, David .
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE, 2009, 76 (05) :676-688
[10]   Conditionals and conditional probability [J].
Evans, JS ;
Handley, SJ ;
Over, DE .
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING MEMORY AND COGNITION, 2003, 29 (02) :321-335