Necessary and sufficient conditions

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2008)
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Describes the received theory of necessary and sufficient conditions, explains some standard objections to it, and lays out alternative ways of thinking about conditions and conditionals.

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Andrew Brennan
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