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Newcomb's problem: a standalone construct

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Decision theory

a choice problem with a highly reliable predictor in which expected utility and dominance reasoning recommend different acts, separating evidential from causal decision theory.

In decision theory, Newcomb's problem refers to a choice problem with a highly reliable predictor in which expected utility and dominance reasoning recommend different acts, separating evidential from causal decision theory. This meaning comes from Nozick (1969) in Essays in Honor of Carl G. Hempel.[1]

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References

Nozick, R. (1969). Newcomb’s Problem and Two Principles of Choice. In Essays in Honor of Carl G. Hempel (pp. 114-146). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1466-2_7

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