Are Newcomb problems really decisions?

DOI10.1007/S11229-006-9137-6MaRDI QIDQ2460152zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors James M. Joyce

Publication date 14 November 2007

Published in Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-006-9137-6

zbMATH Keywords

Causal decision theoryEvidential decision theoryFreedomNewcomb problemRatifiabilityRichard Jeffrey

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Probability and inductive logic (03B48) Decision theory (91B06)

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