Matter of fact

Hypothetical revision and matter-of-fact supp osition

The recent literature offers several models of the notion of matter-of-fact supposition 1 revealed in the acceptance of the so-called indicative conditionals. Some of those models are qualitative (Collins 1990), (Levi 1996), (Stalnaker 1984). Other probabilistic models appeal either to infinitesimal probability or two place probability functions ((van Fraassen 1995), (Joyce 1999), (McGee 1994))...

enterance of supreme court at matter of fact and evidences at civil procedure and offer a theory

the institutions of civil procedure have a special functions and it is necessary that this functions always be observe. two institutions are organize for control of court dictums. appeal court is for control of judgment from fact and law aspect wholly and supreme court is only for law aspect. however in practice we can see that supreme court at same cases control the judgment from fact aspect.i...

Muck and Magic or Change and Progress: Vitalism versus Hamiltonian Matter-of-Fact Knowledge

In chapter V, titled “Change and Progress,” in his now classic Evolutionary Economics: A Study of Change in Economic Thought, David Hamilton contrasted beliefs in magic and mystic potencies with the matter-of-fact knowledge of technology in the form of tools, machines, and techniques of production (1999, 93, 109, 111, 112). As with most evolutionary economists, his view of technological change ...

On What it Takes for There to Be No Fact of the Matter

Philosophers are very fond of making non-factualist claims—claims to the effect that there is no fact of the matter as to whether something is the case. But can these claims be coherently stated in the context of classical logic? Some care is needed here, we argue, otherwise one ends up denying a tautology or embracing a contradiction. In the end, we think there are only two strategies availabl...

Investigation of Organic Matter Removal in Saline Waters by Pretreatment: Executive Summary and Fact Sheets