Dorothy Edgington

Dorothy Edgington: Dorothy Edgington is a philosopher active in metaphysics and philosophical logic. She was Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the University of Oxford^[1] from 2003^[2] to 2006. Before moving to Oxford Edgington taught for many years at Birkbeck College, London^[1] and now teaches there again^[2] part-time. She is especially well known for her work on the logic of conditionals and vagueness.^[1]

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The Paradox of Knowability (1985), Mind 94:557-568. Presents a resolution of Fitch's paradox based on situation semantics.

On Conditionals (1995), Mind 104:235-329. Defends an epistemic theory of conditionals against a truth-functional one, as part of the Mind's state of the art series.

Conditionals (2006), The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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^ ^a ^b ^c Sue James (5 November 2004). "Department audit". The Times. http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=192253&sectioncode=26. Retrieved 25 December 2010.

^ ^a ^b "Prof. Dorothy Edgington returns to Birkbeck". http://www.bbk.ac.uk/phil/news/dorothyedgington2. Retrieved 25 December 2010.

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