The philosopher’s paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem
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 fo...
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| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad del País Vasco |
| Repositorio: | Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación |
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| author | Hoefer, Carl |
| author2 | Viger,Christopher Viger, Daniel |
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| description | 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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| spelling | The philosopher’s paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem Hoefer, Carl Viger,Christopher Viger, Daniel 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. Servicio Editorial de la Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatearen Argitalpen Zerbitzua http://hdl.handle.net/10810/39739 |
| spellingShingle | The philosopher’s paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem Hoefer, Carl |
| title | The philosopher’s paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem |
| title_full | The philosopher’s paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem |
| title_fullStr | The philosopher’s paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem |
| title_full_unstemmed | The philosopher’s paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem |
| title_short | The philosopher’s paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem |
| title_sort | The philosopher’s paradox: How to make a coherent decision in the Newcomb Problem |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/39739 |