Download This PaperBlame, Cause and Counterfactuals: The Inextricable Link
18 Pages Posted: 8 Jul 2014
Date Written: May 20, 2014
Abstract
In this response to Malle, Guglielmo, and Monroe's (2014) proposed theory of blame, we argue that blame judgments may be part of a dynamic, bi-directional, iterative process that depends on counterfactual thinking and causal reasoning.
Keywords: Blame, causation, counterfactuals, attribution, law, psychology
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Spellman, Barbara A. and Gilbert, Elizabeth, Blame, Cause and Counterfactuals: The Inextricable Link (May 20, 2014). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2463514 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2463514
Barbara A. Spellman (Contact Author)
University of Virginia School of Law ( email )
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