Reading for July 18 (with questions)

Read Bennett up to p. 69 + his two pages on "Even If".

Questions for next meeting:

1. Glen gave the following pair of "even" sentences:

(a) Even Hamas admits that Isreal exists.
(b) Even Hamas admits that Isreal has the right to exist.

He claimed that (a) is true and (b) is false. How do we determine the truth-value of an "even" sentence?

2. Suppose that Jesse says:

(c) UNLV will cancel philosophy of science if only three people register.

Suppose Mark thinks that Jesse's claim is false. Which of the following two sentences correctly captures Mark's denial, and why?

(d) UNLV won't cancel philosophy of science if only three people register.
(e) UNLV won't cancel philosophy of science EVEN if only three people register.

3. Do EVEN IF statements entail their consequents? (Reread Jackson on "even if" if you are having difficulty with this question).

Remember we are going to meet on Tuesday @ 8pm AND Wednesday @ 8pm!

--Ian