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COUNTERFACTUALS paths of the might have been;paths of the might have been by Christopher Prendergast; ProQuest (Firm) is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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What are counterfactuals and what is their point? In many cases, none at all. It may be true that if kangaroos didn't have tails, they would fall over, but they do have tails and if they didn't they wouldn't be kangaroos (or would they?). This is the sort of thing that can give counterfactuals a bad name, as inhabitants of a La La Land of the mind. On the other hand, counterfactuals do useful service across a broad range of disciplines in both the sciences and the humanities, including philosoph
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Christopher Prendergast; ProQuest (Firm)
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Bloomsbury Academic
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781350090101
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, History, Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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