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On the relation between counterfactual and causal reasoning
Behavioral and Brain Sciences 30 (5-6):466-467 (2007)
Abstract
We critique the distinction Byrne makes between strong causes and enabling conditions, and its implications, on both theoretical and empirical grounds. First, we believe that the difference is psychological, not logical. Second, we disagree that there is a strict Third, we disagree that it is easier for people to generate causes than counterfactualsMy notes
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The Rational Imagination: How People Create Alternatives to Reality.Ruth M. J. Byrne - 2005 - MIT Press.
The relation between counterfactual and causal reasoning.Barbara A. Spellman, Alexandra P. Kincannon & Stephen J. Stose - 2005 - In David R. Mandel, Denis J. Hilton & Patrizia Catellani (eds.), The Psychology of Counterfactual Thinking. Routledge. pp. 28--43.
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