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