Counter Countermathematical Explanations
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چکیده
Recently, there have been several attempts to generalize the counterfactual theory of causal explanations mathematical explanations. The central idea these is use conditionals whose antecedents express a impossibility. Such countermathematical are plugged into explanatory scheme and—so hope—capture Here, I dash hope that simply parallel In particular, show based on countermathematicals susceptible three problems do not face. These seriously challenge prospects for explanation meant cover
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Erkenntnis
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0165-0106', '1572-8420']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-021-00466-x