The one argument on behalf of counterfactuals is they produce a useful Brechtian estrangement effect, de-naturalizing familiar history
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@carloshasanax Well, you're surely aware that many professional historians are uncomfortable with counterfactuals.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet A friend tried getting a panel started at the next AHA meeting. Shot down. It's almost as though Fogel didn't win that Nobel.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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@carloshasanax I don't think my little blog post or even @dylanmatt's Vox article explains why historians are wary of counterfactuals.
12:18 PM - 2 Jul 2015
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