Prima Facie Generalizations
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There are statements and judgements which, prima facie, are generalizations but whose truth we maintain in the face of exceptions. ‘A cheetah can outrun a man.’1 Hobbled, injured and drugged cheetahs are cheetahs. Not all of these can outrun any man. Thus, although it is true that a cheetah can outrun a man, it is also true that not all cheetahs can do so. Is this a consistent thing to say?
[1] Wilfrid S. Sellars,et al. III.—INFERENCE AND MEANING , 1953 .
[2] Romane Clark. II.—NATURAL INFERENCE , 1956 .
[3] Robert Stalnaker. A Theory of Conditionals , 2019, Knowledge and Conditionals.