Counterfactual Dependence and Time's Arrow.¶
Lewis, D. (1979). Counterfactual Dependence and Time's Arrow. Noûs, 13(4), 455-476.
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Primes¶
- Counterfactuals
- Lewis's counterfactual analysis of causation (1973, 1979)
This sourceDevelops the time-asymmetric similarity metric and the temporal asymmetry of counterfactual dependence; underwrites the causation-as-counterfactual-dependence program. Verified support.
- Lewis's counterfactual analysis of causation (1973, 1979)
- Minimal Modification Principle
- It separates the actual world from counterfactual alternatives and constrains which alternatives count as reasonable, as Lewis (1979) elaborated through his four-factor similarity ordering of possible worlds.
This sourceDevelops a four-factor similarity ordering over possible worlds (avoiding large law violations, maximizing perfect match of particular fact, etc.) that operationalizes the preserve-actual / vary-antecedent / minimal-distance pattern.
- It separates the actual world from counterfactual alternatives and constrains which alternatives count as reasonable, as Lewis (1979) elaborated through his four-factor similarity ordering of possible worlds.
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