CITATION — REFERENCE ENTRY

The Foundations of Causal Decision Theory — Cambridge University Press

Revision f275993e-eced-4e9e-92c6-bc66018439b5 · 3/24/2026, 8:04:36 PM UTC
Key
joyce1999causal
Authors
Joyce, James M.
Issued
1999
Type
book
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publisher place
Cambridge
Raw CSL JSON
{
  "DOI": "10.1017/CBO9780511498497",
  "type": "book",
  "title": "The Foundations of Causal Decision Theory",
  "author": [
    {
      "given": "James M.",
      "family": "Joyce"
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [
      [
        1999
      ]
    ]
  },
  "publisher": "Cambridge University Press",
  "publisher-place": "Cambridge"
}

Claims

  1. Causal decision theory evaluates actions by their causal consequences, recommending two-boxing in Newcomb's problem on the grounds that the predictor's box contents are fixed regardless of the agent's choice.
Available in