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the analysis that one event causes another when, had the first not occurred, the second would not have occurred.

In philosophy, counterfactual theory of causation refers to the analysis that one event causes another when, had the first not occurred, the second would not have occurred. This meaning comes from Lewis (1973) in The Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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  1. Lewis, D. (1973). Causation. The Journal of Philosophy, 70(17), 556-567. https://doi.org/10.2307/2025310

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