 Finally, it is worth highlighting that the philosophical objections directed at the similarity analysis in  §2.6  are addressed, at least to some degree, by structural equation analyses. Because the central constructs of this analysis—structural equations and Bayesian Networks—are also employed in models of mental representation, causation, and scientific explanation, it grounds counterfactuals in a construct already taken to explain how creatures like us cope with a world like the one we live in.