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Topic: Counterfactuals
A Causal Theory of Counterfactuals
By Eric Hiddleston
I develop an account of counterfactual conditionals using causal models, and argue that this account is preferable to the currently standard account in terms of similarity of possible worlds due to David Lewis and Robert Stalnaker. I diagnose the attraction of counterfactual theories of causation, and argue that it is illusory.
Appeared in Nous
Firstly reposted on Mach the 11th, 2005
Posted by Tony Marmo
at 00:01 GMT
Updated: Wednesday, 11 January 2006 04:30 GMT
