Extracting Money from Causal Decision Theorists
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Oesterheld, C; Conitzer, V
Published in: Philosophical Quarterly
October 1, 2021
Newcomb s problem has spawned a debate about which variant of expected utility maximisation (if any) should guide rational choice. In this paper, we provide a new argument against what is probably the most popular variant: causal decision theory (CDT). In particular, we provide two scenarios in which CDT voluntarily loses money. In the first, an agent faces a single choice and following CDT s recommendation yields a loss of money in expectation. The second scenario extends the first to a diachronic Dutch book against CDT.
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Philosophical Quarterly
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1467-9213
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0031-8094
Publication Date
October 1, 2021
Volume
71
Issue
4
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701 / 716
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- Philosophy
- 5003 Philosophy
- 2203 Philosophy
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Oesterheld, C., & Conitzer, V. (2021). Extracting Money from Causal Decision Theorists. In Philosophical Quarterly (Vol. 71, pp. 701–716). https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqaa086
Oesterheld, C., and V. Conitzer. “Extracting Money from Causal Decision Theorists.” In Philosophical Quarterly, 71:701–16, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqaa086.
Oesterheld C, Conitzer V. Extracting Money from Causal Decision Theorists. In: Philosophical Quarterly. 2021. p. 701–16.
Oesterheld, C., and V. Conitzer. “Extracting Money from Causal Decision Theorists.” Philosophical Quarterly, vol. 71, no. 4, 2021, pp. 701–16. Scopus, doi:10.1093/pq/pqaa086.
Oesterheld C, Conitzer V. Extracting Money from Causal Decision Theorists. Philosophical Quarterly. 2021. p. 701–716.
Published In
Philosophical Quarterly
DOI
EISSN
1467-9213
ISSN
0031-8094
Publication Date
October 1, 2021
Volume
71
Issue
4
Start / End Page
701 / 716
Related Subject Headings
- Philosophy
- 5003 Philosophy
- 2203 Philosophy