From owner-cse191-sp08-list@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU  Mon Feb  4 19:22:42 2008
Date:         Mon, 4 Feb 2008 19:22:22 -0500
From: "William J. Rapaport" <rapaport@cse.Buffalo.EDU>
Subject: 191: MATERIAL CONDITIONAL
To: CSE191-SP08-LIST@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU

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Subject: 191: MATERIAL CONDITIONAL
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I understand that some of you are having trouble translating between
English and propositional logic when the main connective is ->, the
material conditional.

If so, be sure to read:

Suber, Peer (2002), "Translation Tips",
http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/courses/log/transtip.htm

especially these tips:

#8	Material implication ("Implication" is the word that Suber uses
	                      instead of "conditional".  Also, Suber
	                      uses the "horseshoe" symbol instead of ->)	

#9	Necessary and sufficient conditions

#10	Only if

#11	If and only if

#12	Just when

#13	Even if

and also #4:	Unless.