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The core theory of subjunctive conditionals

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Conditional probability and selection-function approaches to chancy subjunctive conditionals are compared in a simple and transparent setting. They are seen to be alternative ways of calculating the same quantity. This unification extends from core cases to more peripheral cases.

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    Brian Skyrms

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Prepared under the auspices of Air Force Office of Scientific Research FA9550-08-1-0389 (2008–2011).

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Skyrms, B. The core theory of subjunctive conditionals. Synthese 190, 923–928 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-012-0193-9

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