Abstract
This Article considers some of the uses of counterfactuals in the law. Counterfactuals are a type of conditional statement. Conditional statements express the idea that something is or will be the case (the consequent), provided that some other situation is realized (the antecedent). Conditionals often take the form "if p then q", Counterfactuals are conditionals in which the author expresses the knowledge or belief that the antecedent is false.
Keywords
Counterfactuals
Publication Date
1992
Document Type
Article
Place of Original Publication
George Washington Law Review
Publication Information
60 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 339 (1992)
Repository Citation
Strassfeld, Robert N., "If . . .: Counterfactuals in the Law" (1992). Faculty Publications. 373.
https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/faculty_publications/373
