Research Group
in Analytic Philosophy

Abstract

This paper outlines an account of conditionals, the evidentialaccount, which rests on the idea that a conditional is true just in case itsantecedent supports its consequent. As we will show, the evidential accountexhibits some distinctive logical features that deserve careful consideration.On the one hand, it departs from the material reading of ‘if then’ exactly inthe way we would like it to depart from that reading. On the other, itsignificantly differs from the non-material accounts which hinge on the RamseyTest, advocated by Adams, Stalnaker, Lewis, and others.