Grice's Theory of Ordinary Conditionals
Authors:Chakraborti, C
Source:Indian Philosophical Quarterly: Journal of the Department of Philosophy -University of Poona, 24(4), 543-560. 18 p. October 1997.
Document Type:Journal Article
Subjects:CONDITIONAL
LOGIC
NATURAL LANGUAGE
Persons as Subjects:GRICE, H P
Abstract:In defense of the application of the logic of the truth-functional connective 'horse material conditionals to the English connective 'if-then', Paul Grice in his theory indicative conditionals has claimed that the impression of a connection conveyed by then' is only a special kind of conversational implicature; it is not a difference in conditions. I have argued that Grice's theory is unfounded because he has not been adequately establish some of the claims which are crucial for the development of his thesis.
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