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Newcomb's Problem and Two Principles of Choice — Essays in Honor of Carl G. Hempel

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Key
nozick1969newcomb
Authors
Nozick, Robert
Issued
1969
Type
article-journal
Container
Essays in Honor of Carl G. Hempel
Publisher
D. Reidel
Pages
114-146
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Claims

  1. Newcomb's problem involves a predictor who places $1,000,000 in a closed box if they predict the agent will take only that box, and $0 if they predict the agent will take both boxes; the agent also always finds $1,000 in a second transparent box. The predictor is stipulated to be highly accurate.
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