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Reconsidering the Foole's Rejoinder: Backward Induction in Indefinitely Iterated Prisoner's Dilemmas

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Jiborn, M., Rabinowicz, W. Reconsidering the Foole's Rejoinder: Backward Induction in Indefinitely Iterated Prisoner's Dilemmas. Synthese 136, 135–157 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024731815957

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