Viger, Christopher and Hoefer, Carl and Viger, Daniel (2019) The philosopher’s paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 34 (3). pp. 407-421. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
We offer a novel argument for one-boxing in Newcomb’s Problem. The intentional states of a rational person are psychologically coherent across time, and rational decisions are made against this backdrop. We compare this coherence constraint with a golf swing, which to be effective must include a follow-through after the ball is in flight. Decisions, like golf swings, are extended processes, and their coherence with other psychological states of a player in the Newcomb scenario links her choice with the way she is predicted in a common cause structure. As a result, the standard argument for two-boxing is mistaken.
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Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | ||||||||||||
Keywords: | Newcomb problem; rationality; causal decision theory; evidential decision theory; causation; counterfactuals | ||||||||||||
Subjects: | General Issues > Causation General Issues > Decision Theory General Issues > Evidence |
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Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es | ||||||||||||
Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2019 00:28 | ||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2019 00:28 | ||||||||||||
Item ID: | 16711 | ||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science | ||||||||||||
Publisher: | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco | ||||||||||||
Official URL: | https://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/... | ||||||||||||
DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.20040 | ||||||||||||
Subjects: | General Issues > Causation General Issues > Decision Theory General Issues > Evidence |
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Date: | September 2019 | ||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 407-421 | ||||||||||||
Volume: | 34 | ||||||||||||
Number: | 3 | ||||||||||||
ISSN: | 2171-679X | ||||||||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16711 |
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