Are Newcomb Problems Really Decisions?
Richard Jeffrey long held that decision theory should be formulated without recourse to explicitly causal notions. Newcomb problems stand out as putative counterexamples to this 'evidential' decision theory. Jeffrey initially sought to defuse Newcomb problems via recourse to the doctrine o...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Synthese. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 156(2007), 3, Seite 537-562 |
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| Sprache: | English |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Synthese |
| Schlagworte: | Newcomb Problem Richard Jeffrey Causal Decision Theory Evidential Decision Theory Ratifiability Freedom Philosophy Behavioral sciences Economics Mathematics |
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