Three Ways of Being Non-Material
Vincenzo Crupi, Andrea Iacona
Abstract
Abstract This paper develops a probabilistic analysis of conditionals which hinges on a quantitative measure of evidential support. In order to spell out the interpretation of ‘if’ suggested, we will compare it with two more familiar interpretations, the suppositional interpretation and the strict interpretation, within a formal framework which rests on fairly uncontroversial assumptions. As it will emerge, each of the three interpretations considered exhibits specific logical features that deserve separate consideration.
Topics & Concepts
Interpretation (philosophy)Probabilistic logicComputer scienceEpistemologyMeasure (data warehouse)MathematicsNatural language processingLinguisticsArtificial intelligencePhilosophyData miningProgramming languageLogic, Reasoning, and KnowledgeBayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceAdvanced Algebra and Logic