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Title: | The philosopher's paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem |
Author: | Hoefer, Carl Viger, Christopher Viger, Daniel |
Keywords: | Presa de decisions Elecció (Psicologia) Raó Decision making Choice (Psychology) Reason Newcomb, William A. |
Issue Date: | 1-Dec-2019 |
Publisher: | Universidad del País Vasco / Euskal Herriko Unibersitatea |
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. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.20040 |
It is part of: | Theoria, 2019, vol. 34, num. 3, p. 407-421 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/166337 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1387/theoria.20040 |
ISSN: | 0495-4548 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Filosofia) |
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