Why Take Both Boxes?

The crucial premise of the standard argument for two‐boxing in Newcomb's problem, a causal dominance principle, is false. We present some counterexamples. We then offer a metaethical explanation for why the counterexamples arise. Our explanation reveals a new and superior argument for two‐boxin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Spencer, Jack, Wells, Ian Thomas
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115358
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1698-8346