IFS: Conditionals, Belief, Decision, Chance and Time (The University of Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science ; V. 15)

With publication of the present volume, The University of Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science enters its second phase. The first fourteen volumes in the Series were produced under the managing editorship of Professor James J. Leach, with the cooperation of a local editorial board. Many of these volumes resulted from colloguia and workshops held in con­ nection with the University of Western Ontario Graduate Programme in Philosophy of Science. Throughout its seven year history, the Series has been devoted to publication of high quality work in philosophy of science con­ sidered in its widest extent, including work in philosophy of the special sciences and history of the conceptual development of science. In future, this general editorial emphasis will be maintained, and hopefully, broadened to include important works by scholars working outside the local context. Appointment of a new managing editor, together with an expanded editorial board, brings with it the hope of an enlarged international presence for the Series. Serving the publication needs of those working in the various subfields within philosophy of science is a many-faceted operation. Thus in future the Series will continue to produce edited proceedings of worthwhile scholarly meetings and edited collections of seminal background papers. How­ ever, the publication priorities will shift emphasis to favour production of monographs in the various fields covered by the scope of the Series. THE MANAGING EDITOR vii W. L. Harper, R. Stalnaker, and G. Pearce (eds.), lIs, vii. Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-1 A Sketch of Some Recent Developments in the Theory of Conditionals....Pages 3-38 Front Matter....Pages 39-39 A Theory of Conditionals....Pages 41-55 Counterfactuals and Comparative Possibility....Pages 57-85 A Defense of Conditional Excluded Middle....Pages 87-104 Front Matter....Pages 105-105 Probability and Conditionals....Pages 107-128 Probabilities of Conditionals and Conditional Probabilities....Pages 129-147 Front Matter....Pages 149-149 Letter to David Lewis....Pages 151-152 Counterfactuals and Two Kinds of Expected Utility....Pages 153-190 Front Matter....Pages 191-191 Indicative Conditionals....Pages 193-210 Two Recent Theories of Conditionals....Pages 211-247 Indicative Conditionals and Conditional Probability....Pages 249-252 Indicative Conditionals and Conditional Probability: Reply to Pollock....Pages 253-256 Front Matter....Pages 257-257 The Prior Propensity Account of Subjunctive Conditionals....Pages 259-265 A Subjectivist’s Guide to Objective Chance....Pages 267-297 A Theory of Conditionals in the Context of Branching Time....Pages 299-322 A Temporal Framework for Conditionals and Chance....Pages 323-340 Back Matter....Pages 341-348 Edited By William L. Harper, Robert Stalnaker, And Glenn Pearce. Includes Bibliographies And Index.