ABSTRACT
This book provides a critical overview of significant developments in research and theory on counterfactual thinking that have emerged in recent years and spotlights exciting new directions for future research in this area. Key issues considered include the relations between counterfactual and casual reasoning, the functional bases of counterfactual thinking, the role of counterfactual thinking in the experience of emotion and the importance of counterfactual thinking in the context of crime and justice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART I Counterfactuals, causality, and mental representation
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PART II Functional bases of counterfactual thinking
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PART III Counterfactual thinking and emotion
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PART IV Counterfactual thinking in the context of crime, justice, and political history