A resource-bounded agent addresses the newcomb problem

Autor:	John L. Pollock
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Philosophy of language Philosophy Argument Bounded function Decision theory General Social Sciences Newcomb's paradox Rationality Causal decision theory Rational planning model Epistemology Mathematics
Zdroj:	Synthese. 176:57-82
ISSN:	1573-0964 0039-7857
DOI:	10.1007/s11229-009-9484-1
Popis:	In the Newcomb problem, the standard arguments for taking either one box or both boxes adduce what seem to be relevant considerations, but they are not complete arguments, and attempts to complete the arguments rely upon incorrect principles of rational decision making. It is argued that by considering how the predictor is making his prediction, we can generate a more complete argument, and this in turn supports a form of causal decision theory.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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