Possibilities haunt history. The force of our explanations of events turns on the alternative possibilities these explanations suggest. It is these possible worlds which give us our understanding; and in human affairs we decide them by practical rather than theoretical judgement. In his widely acclaimed account of the role of counterfactuals in explanation, Geoffrey Hawthorn deploys extended examples from history and modern times to defend his argument. His conclusions cast doubt on existing assumptions about the nature and place of theory, and indeed of the possibility of knowledge itself, in the human sciences.
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追隨更加經典的反事實推斷的討論,將反事實推斷作為理解而不是因果推斷的工具。
評分追隨更加經典的反事實推斷的討論,將反事實推斷作為理解而不是因果推斷的工具。
評分追隨更加經典的反事實推斷的討論,將反事實推斷作為理解而不是因果推斷的工具。
評分追隨更加經典的反事實推斷的討論,將反事實推斷作為理解而不是因果推斷的工具。
評分追隨更加經典的反事實推斷的討論,將反事實推斷作為理解而不是因果推斷的工具。
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