Counterfactuals and unphysical ceteris paribus: An explanatory fallacy
I reconsider a type of counterfactual argument often used in historical sciences on a recent widely discussed example of the so-called “rare Earth” hypothesis in planetary sciences and astrobiology. The argument is based on the alleged “rarity” of some crucial ingredient for the planetary...
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Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, Belgrade
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Filozofija i Društvo |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0353-5738/2013/0353-57381304143C.pdf |