THE SELF NOT TAKEN: HOW ALTERNATIVE SELVES DEVELOP AND HOW THEY INFLUENCE OUR PROFESSIONAL LIVES
Tags: SELF; CONCEPTS; COUNTERFACTUALS (Logic); LATENT variables; TIME; PROFESSIONAL relationships; MEMOIRS
Related Articles
- Causes and Explanations: A Structural-Model Approach. Part I: Causes. Halpern, Joseph Y.; Pearl, Judea // British Journal for the Philosophy of Science;Dec2005, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p843
We propose a new definition of actual causes, using structural equations to model counterfactuals. We show that the definition yields a plausible and elegant account of causation that handles well examples which have caused problems for other definitions and resolves major difficulties in the...
- Killing Baby Suzy. Kiourti, Ira // Philosophical Studies;Jun2008, Vol. 139 Issue 3, p343
In her () Kadri Vihvelin argues that autoinfanticide is nomologically impossible and so that there is no sense in which time travelers are able to commit it. In response, Theodore Sider () defends the original Lewisian verdict (Lewis ) whereby, on a common understanding of ability, time...
- Causes and Explanations: A Structural-Model Approach. Part II: Explanations. Halpern, Joseph Y.; Pearl, Judea // British Journal for the Philosophy of Science;Dec2005, Vol. 56 Issue 4, p889
We propose new definitions of (causal) explanation, using structural equations to model counterfactuals. The definition is based on the notion of actual cause, as defined and motivated in a companion article. Essentially, an explanation is a fact that is not known for certain but, if found to be...
- CAN COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING BE USEFUL (AND ADAPTIVE)? RUISELOV�, Zdena; PROKOPC�KOV�, Alexandra // Studia Psychologica;2011, Vol. 53 Issue 3, p221
The study focuses on the relationship between counterfactual thinking and salutogenic personality characteristics. Using the Configural Frequency Analysis (CFA) of a sample of 259 women, we distinguish 3 types, representing the links of counterfactual thinking frequency with self-esteem,...
- COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING AND PROACTIVE COPING. Ruiselova, Zdena; Prokopcakova, Alexandra // Studia Psychologica;2010, Vol. 52 Issue 4, p291
This study focuses on selected characteristics of counter factual thinking related to effectiveness of coping (represented by sense of coherence SOC and self-efficacy GSES) and proactive coping. Among personality characteristics related to proactive coping and counterfac�tual thinking, we...
- Sequential Counterfactuals, Cotenability and Temporal Becoming. Bovens, Luc // Philosophical Studies;Apr1998, Vol. 90 Issue 1, p79
The article presents a theory of sequential counterfactuals that takes in account the possibility that the truth values of sequential counterfactuals--counterfactuals in which the antecedent event precedes the consequent event--can shift over time. The theory (i) defends a semifactual test of...
- Counterfactual Reasoning in Time-Symmetric Quantum Mechanics. Miller, D. J. // Foundations of Physics Letters;Aug2006, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p321
A qualification is suggested for the counterfactual reasoning involved in some aspects of time-symmetric quantum theory (which involves ensembles selected by both the initial and final states). The qualification is that the counterfactual reasoning should only apply to times when the quantum...
- Tense and Time in Counterfactual Conditionals. Declerck, Renaat; Reed, Susan // Belgian Journal of Linguistics;2006, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p169
This paper present an in-depth analysis of the tenses used in counterfactual conditionals in English. Counterfactual conditionals follow three main patterns: (i) I would be safer if John was with me, (ii) I would have felt safer if John had been with me, or (iii) a blending of these. Both the...
- Sequential Counterfactuals, Cotenability and Temporal Becoming. Bovens, Luc // Philosophical Studies;Apr1998, Vol. 90 Issue 1, p79
The article presents a theory of sequential counterfactuals that takes in account the possibility that the truth values of sequential counterfactuals--counterfactuals in which the antecedent event precedes the consequent event--can shift over time. The theory (i) defends a semifactual test of...
