Does "depends on" introduce the necessary condition?
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:21 pm
In thinking about this question to write this post, I've answered my own question, but I'll put it out here for others who may be interested...
I came across this in PT24 (Section 2, Question 23), where the stimulus essentially states that X depends on Y. At first glance, I thought that Y -> X, but after thinking about it, it's obvious that X -> Y, since X depends on something (Y) happening in order to be X. In other words, X can't just be X, it requires (depends on) Y.
I came across this in PT24 (Section 2, Question 23), where the stimulus essentially states that X depends on Y. At first glance, I thought that Y -> X, but after thinking about it, it's obvious that X -> Y, since X depends on something (Y) happening in order to be X. In other words, X can't just be X, it requires (depends on) Y.
