Two boxing is not the rational option
In the standard Newcomb scenario two-boxing is not the rational act and, in general, in Newcomb-style cases the ‘two-boxing’ choice is not the rational act. Hence any decision theory which recommends two-boxing is unacceptable.
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| description | In the standard Newcomb scenario two-boxing is not the rational act and, in general, in Newcomb-style cases the ‘two-boxing’ choice is not the rational act. Hence any decision theory which recommends two-boxing is unacceptable. |
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| spelling | nottingham-357402020-05-04T17:04:19Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35740/ Two boxing is not the rational option Noonan, Harold In the standard Newcomb scenario two-boxing is not the rational act and, in general, in Newcomb-style cases the ‘two-boxing’ choice is not the rational act. Hence any decision theory which recommends two-boxing is unacceptable. Wiley 2015-03-22 Article PeerReviewed Noonan, Harold (2015) Two boxing is not the rational option. Ratio, 29 (2). pp. 168-183. ISSN 1467-9329 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rati.12093/abstract doi:10.1111/rati.12093 doi:10.1111/rati.12093 |
| spellingShingle | Noonan, Harold Two boxing is not the rational option |
| title | Two boxing is not the rational option |
| title_full | Two boxing is not the rational option |
| title_fullStr | Two boxing is not the rational option |
| title_full_unstemmed | Two boxing is not the rational option |
| title_short | Two boxing is not the rational option |
| title_sort | two boxing is not the rational option |
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