A note on Mcgee’s counterexample to Modus Ponens
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https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2024.e96728Palabras clave:
Modus Ponens, Counterexample, Indicative Conditionals, Conditionals, Existential quantificationResumen
In this article I will review McGee's famous counterexample to Modus Ponens and I will argue that it is not a real counterexample. I will claim that the problem lies in an infelicitous assertion of the second premise. As result of this diagnosis, I will suggest that when dealing with indicative conditionals a pragmatic theory is needed.
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