Infallibility in the Newcomb Problem
Erkenntnis 80 (2):261-273 (2015)
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It is intuitively attractive to think that it makes a difference in Newcomb’s problem whether or not the predictor is infallible, in the sense of being certainly actually correct. This paper argues that that view is irrational and manifests a well-documented cognitive illusionAuthor's Profile
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10.1007/s10670-014-9625-x
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