HAROLD NOONAN HAROLD.NOONAN@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Mind and Cognition
Two boxing is not the rational option
Noonan, Harold
Authors
Abstract
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.
Citation
Noonan, H. (in press). Two boxing is not the rational option. Ratio, 29(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/rati.12093
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 9, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Mar 22, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Aug 5, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 5, 2016 |
Journal | Ratio |
Print ISSN | 0034-0006 |
Electronic ISSN | 1467-9329 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 2 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/rati.12093 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/747073 |
Publisher URL | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/rati.12093/abstract |
Additional Information | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Two boxing is not the rational option / Harold W. Noonan. Ratio, v. 29, issue 2 (2016), p. 168-183, which has been published in final form at http//dx.doi.org/10.1111/rati.12093. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Contract Date | Aug 5, 2016 |
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