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Tossing Morgenbesser’s Coin
Analysis 82 (2):214-221 (2022)
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Morgenbesser's Coin is a thought experiment that exemplifies a widespread disposition to infer counterfactual independence from causal independence. I argue that this disposition is mistaken by analysing a closely related thought experiment.Author's Profile
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