Why You Should One-box in Newcomb's Problem

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I consider a familiar argument for two-boxing in Newcomb's Problem and find it defective because it involves a type of divergence from standard Baysian reasoning, which, though sometimes justified, conflicts with the stipulations of the Newcomb scenario. In an appendix, I also find fault with a different argument for two-boxing that has been presented by Graham Priest.

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Howard Simmons
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Rational dilemmas.G. Priest - 2002 - Analysis 62 (1):11-16.

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