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      Counterfactuals vs. conditional probabilities: a critical analysis of the counterfactual theory of information

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      Author
      Demir, H.
      Date
      2008
      Source Title
      Australasian Journal of Philosophy
      Print ISSN
      0004-8402
      Volume
      86
      Issue
      1
      Pages
      45 - 60
      Language
      English
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      Article
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      Abstract
      Cohen and Meskin 2006 recently offered a counterfactual theory of information to replace the standard probabilistic theory of information. They claim that the counterfactual theory fares better than the standard account on three grounds: first, it provides a better framework for explaining information flow properties; second, it requires a less expensive ontology; and third, because it does not refer to doxastic states of the information-receiving organism, it provides an objective basis. In this paper, I show that none of these is really an advantage. Moreover, the counterfactual theory fails to satisfy one of the basic properties of information flow, namely the Conjunction principle. Thus, I conclude, there is no reason to give up the standard probabilistic theory for the counterfactual theory of information.
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      http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048400701846541
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