Infallibility in the Newcomb Problem

Arif Ahmed

doi:10.1007/s10670-014-9625-x

Infallibility in the Newcomb Problem

Arif Ahmed^*

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Abstract

It is intuitively attractive to think that it makes a difference in Newcomb’s problem whether or not the predictor is infallible, in the sense of being certainly actually correct. This paper argues that that view (A) is irrational and (B) manifests a well-documented cognitive illusion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	261-273
Number of pages	13
Journal	Erkenntnis
Volume	80
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-014-9625-x
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Infallibility in the Newcomb Problem

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