Generics and Alternatives

In this paper we argue that for the (probabilistic) interpretation of generic sentences of the form “Gs are f,” three types of alternatives play a role: (i) alternative features of f, (ii) alternative groups, or kinds, of G, and (iii) alternative causal background factors. In the first part of this...

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Principais autores: Arnold Kochari, Robert Van Rooij, Katrin Schulz
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
coleção:Frontiers in Psychology
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Acesso em linha:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01274/full