A classification of Newcomb problems and decision theories.

Newcomb-like problems are classified by the payoff table of their act-state pairs, and the causal structure that gives rise to the act-state correlation. Decision theories are classified by the one or more points of intervention whose causal role is taken to be relevant to rationality in various pro...

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Publicado en:Synthese Vol. 198; no. 27; pp. 6415 - 6435
Autor principal: Easwaran, Kenny
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Publicado: Springer Nature Nov2021 Supplement 27
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        Act-state dependence
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