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Full Idea
In my view, counterfactual conditionals are analysed in terms of causation.
Gist of Idea
Analyse counterfactuals using causation, not the other way around
Source
Paul Horwich (Lewis's Programme [1987], p.208)
Book Ref
'Causation', ed/tr. Sosa,E. /Tooley,M. [OUP 1993], p.208
A Reaction
This immediately sounds more plausible to me. Counterfactual claims are rather human, whereas causation (if we accept it) seems a feature of nature. The key question is whether some sort of 'dependency' is a feature of counterfactuals.