
Anthony S. Gillies
Associate professor of philosophy at Rutgers University specializing in semantics and the philosophy of language, particularly conditionals and counterfactuals.
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Jan 6, 2016 • 33min
Episode 79: Anthony S. Gillies discusses conditionals
Anthony S. Gillies, associate professor of philosophy at Rutgers specializing in semantics and conditionals, unpacks what if/then statements do. He contrasts indicative and counterfactual conditionals. He presents dilemmas like the or-to-if problem and defends a strict conditional view. He explains how antecedents guide evaluation and how similarity plays into counterfactuals.


