ext_15486 ([identity profile] stoutfellow.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] stoutfellow 2008-08-23 10:06 pm (UTC)

Yes, it's the qualification - or rather, the quantification - that makes the difference; it becomes a bundle of statements, rather than a single one.

I'd forgotten to mention the other use of "if...then...", with the consequent in the imperative - i.e., the procedural use. You can, actually, interpret strict implication that way too: "if you learn that A is true, conclude that B is true". (OK, it's a bit of a stretch....)

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