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Counterfactual approach is a scientific method developed in Economic History mainly by Robert Fogel in his analysis on the effects of American Railroads in the economic development. The approach aimed to measure the role of an invention in economic development by posing the question: what if that invention did never arrive? Fogel though that in absence of railroads, an alternative transport technology had to be developed, such waterways. He concluded that if the railways did not come, then the US economy will have to spend about 5 per cent of the GDP in building alternative transport system.
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Would the US have used nuclear bomb on Japan if the population of Japan were Europeans?
We can never know for certain as that is not the case. However had the Nazies been able to continue fighting or had the bombs been ready before the Nazi surrender, I believe there is a good chance the first atomic bomb would have been dropped in Germany instead of Japan. But this is also not the case as they surrendered before the atomic bomb was available. Counterfactual History can be fun to think about, but rapidly disintegrates into uncontrolled and irrational speculation.
Why did Americans want to go after Japan first?
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How do these laws relate to your laws today?
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What was the Jewish question that was to be solved by the final solution?
the question was what to do with them.
What was the role of serfs in this system?
To answer a question we need a what, who, where, when, why and how. Your question leaves out who and where.
What is a big word for wrong?
counterfactual (14 letters) unsubstantial (13 letters) misconstrued (12 letters) My response to this question was counterfactually miscalculated, erroneous, fallaceous and unsubstantiated.
What is a counterfactual argument?
Going counter to the facts in order to prove one's point.
What is the relationship between causes and counterfactuals?
Counterfactuals crop up in two main academic fields: history and logic/philosophy. A usual factual chain of events is A,B and C causes E, F, and G (not respectively, but in cluster). In simple terms: [A,B,C] --> [E,F,G]. A counterfactual claim is that if one of A, B or C were changed in any way, then the results [E, F, and G] would be different in some important respect. A historical counterfactual claim could be: "If Hitler weren't born, there would be no WWII." A person who makes such a claim is essentially arguing for the importance and indispensability of Hitler as a historical agent leading to WWII. Someone who refutes this counterfactual is someone who believes that even without Hitler, another person in that mold could easily rise, given the character of the Nazi regime. Counterfactuals in history, and more broadly in logic, are useful ways of thinking about causality. It forces thinkers to take a position on whether a particular element in the chain of earlier events were important causes leading to subsequent events, or just incidental. E.H. Carr, a noted historian, has dismissed counterfactual history as a mere parlor game. Contemporary historians dabble in it still, because it is fun and makes for great reading and intellectual stimulation. The works of Niall Ferguson, Philip Tetlock etc are good places to start.
Is this using the present verb tense When it is older it will be a big dog?
It appears to be using the subjunctive mood rather than the present tense (When it is older...). The dog is not currently older, a counterfactual condition. The statement itself is an opinion, not a fact. All these point to the subjunctive mood rather than the present tense.
Is it correct to say I were?
I were is the subjunctive first person of 'be' - but is certainly still encountered.If I were a carpenterAnd you were a ladyI were will only ever be found in counterfactual statements (statements where what is being said is not currently true):If I were Santa Claus ... (but I'm not)I slept as though I were drugged ... (but I hadn't been)
If Mao Zedong managed to lived up until the 1990s and keep destroying China all the way until the Revolutions of 1989 would it actually marked the end of Communism in China?
China is still a communist country. They still put people in prison for dissent, have work farms/ factories, and have strict laws. In 1989 it was Russia that fell when the Berlin Wall came down, not China.
What is the answer to the question if the question is the answer?
The question is the answer to the answer of the question
Is it a question or An question?
It is "a question".
Why does this question have a question mark at the end?
because if it didnt have a question mark what question would be a question because the question had a question with a question?
Why will the answer be zero for horizontal lines?
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What is the answer to this question if the question is the answer?
If the answer to this question is this question then the answer is: What is the answer to this question if the question? However, if you were not re-implying this specific question, then the answer is literally: The answer YOU WIN! TWICE!! Huh! I dont get it whats the question
If your answer to your question is the answer What is your question?
Question is the Answer
