Counterfactual Reasoning, Quantitative: Philosophical Aspects

Alan Hájek

doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.63016-7

Counterfactual Reasoning, Quantitative: Philosophical Aspects

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After a general introduction, historical overview, and a brief discussion of the philosophical roles of counterfactuals and various accounts of them, we emphasize counterfactual reasoning within the quantitative frameworks of probability theory, decision theory, and game theory.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Publisher	Elsevier Inc.
Pages	95-98
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9780080970875
ISBN (Print)	9780080970868
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.63016-7
Publication status	Published - 26 Mar 2015

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