Probabilities of counterfactuals
Bradley, Richard
(2021)
Probabilities of counterfactuals
Argumenta, 6 (2).
pp. 179-193.
ISSN 2465-2334
The subjective probability of a subjunctive conditional is argued to be equal to the expected conditional credence in its consequent, given the truth of its antecedent, of an ‘expert’: someone who reasons faultlessly and who, at each point in time, is as fully informed about the state of the world as it is possible to be at that time.
| Item Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords | chances,conditionals,counterfactuals,probability,subjunctives,suppositions |
| Departments | Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method |
| DOI | 10.14275/2465-2334/202112.bra |
| Date Deposited | 10 Jun 2022 09:18 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/115336 |
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