Suppose and tell : the semantics and heuristics of conditionals / Timothy Williamson.
2020
BC199.C56
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Title
Suppose and tell : the semantics and heuristics of conditionals / Timothy Williamson.
Author
Williamson, Timothy, author.
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780191893391 (electronic book)
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Call Number
BC199.C56
Dewey Decimal Classification
160
Summary
What does 'if' mean? Timothy Williamson presents a controversial new approach to understanding conditional thinking, which is central to human cognitive life. He argues that in using 'if' we rely on psychological heuristics, fast and frugal methods which can lead us to trust faulty data and prematurely reject simple theories.
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What does 'if' mean? Timothy Williamson presents a controversial new approach to understanding conditional thinking, which is central to human cognitive life. He argues that in using 'if' we rely on psychological heuristics, fast and frugal methods which can lead us to trust faulty data and prematurely reject simple theories.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 22, 2020).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780198860662
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