Blame, Cause and Counterfactuals: The Inextricable Link

18 Pages Posted: 8 Jul 2014

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Barbara A. Spellman

University of Virginia School of Law

Elizabeth Gilbert

University of Virginia

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

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

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Elizabeth Gilbert

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