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10.1002/pd.1970140721

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1573-0964

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Reversing 30 years of discussion why causal decis

Authors: Wolfgang Spohn
Publish Date: 2011/10/26
Volume: 187, Issue: 1, Pages: 95-122
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The paper will show how one may rationalize oneboxing in Newcomb’s problem and drinking the toxin in the Toxin puzzle within the confines of causal decision theory by ascending to socalled reflexive decision models which reflect how actions are caused by decision situations beliefs desires and intentions represented by ordinary unreflexive decision models

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