Counterfactual Thought Experiments In World Politics: Logical, Methodological, And Psychological Perspectives

Proposes a set of criteria for distinguishing plausible from implausible counterfactual conjectures across a range of applications. This volume makes use of these and other criteria to evaluate counterfactuals that emerge in diverse methodological contexts including comparative case studies, game theory, and statistical analysis.

• | Edited By: Philip E. Tetlock
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 08, 1996
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 344 pages
• | Language: Not Available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0691027919
• | ISBN-13: 9780691027913