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Full Idea
The evaluation of counterfactual claims is widely recognised as being influenced by context and interest.
Gist of Idea
Evaluating counterfactuals involves context and interests
Source
Tim Maudlin (The Metaphysics within Physics [2007], 1.5)
Book Ref
Maudlin,Tim: 'The Metaphysics within Physics' [OUP 2007], p.21
A Reaction
Such evaluation certainly seems to involve imagination, and so the pragmatics can creep in there. I don't quite see why it should be deeply contextual.