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Conditionals are closely connected with reasoning - typically, they suggest plausible, yet often defeasible conclusions from what is evident. Therefore, studying conditionals means primarily to overcome the strict framework of classical logic and to enter into the world of defeasible reasoning, nonmonotonic logics and uncertain knowledge.
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(2001). Introduction. In: Kern-Isberner, G. (eds) Conditionals in Nonmonotonic Reasoning and Belief Revision. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2087. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44600-1_1
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