Dynamic Interpretation of Possible Worlds
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The question whether material implication is a proper translation of “if ... then ...” in conditional sentences has been known and discussed as “material implication paradox”. The source of this paradox comes from the interpretation of material implication that any falsehood, or contradiction, entails every proposition. For example, consider truth conditions of the conditional sentence (1) and its probable logical form (2).
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