| The Philosopher Igal Kvart has been a persistent critic of the claim that it is possible to analyze counterfactuals without using causation. |
| One of the primary objections to simple foreknowledge, which rejects the counterfactuals on which Molinism relies, is that it is not providentially useful. |
| The broader, Lucas critique-type question, concerning the impact of the state of the economy on the nature of policy rules is beyond the scope of these counterfactuals. |
| Now, it is true that both counterfactuals and ability claims can be given analyses in terms of possibilia. |
| The moral to be drawn is that causation may imply that certain counterfactuals hold, but the holding of counterfactuals is not enough to show causation. |
| In his analysis Higginbotham takes into account earlier studies of counterfactuals, the issue of telicity, and possible influences of context. |
