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Two Boxing is not the Rational Option
Ratio 29 (2):168-183 (2016)
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In the standard Newcomb scenario two-boxing is not the rational act and, in general, in Newcomb-style cases the ‘two-boxing’ choice is not the rational act. Hence any decision theory which recommends two-boxing is unacceptable.Author's Profile
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