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8 Counterfactuals and Newcomb's Problem
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
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I INTRODUCTION
- 1 Background for the Uninitiated 3
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II MORALITY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF RATIONAL COOPERATION
- 2 Prisoners, Paradox, and Rationality 45
- 3 Second Thoughts on Self-interest and Morality 59
- 4 Maximization Constrained: The Rationality of Cooperation 75
- 5 Prisoner's Dilemma and Resolute Choice 94
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III EVIDENTIAL VERSUS CAUSAL DECISION THEORY
- 6 Newcomb's Problem and Two Principles of Choice 107
- 7 Counterfactuals and Two Kinds of Expected Utility 133
- 8 Counterfactuals and Newcomb's Problem 159
- 9 Causality, Decision, and Newcomb's Paradox 183
- 10 Where the Tickle Defense Goes Wrong 214
- 11 Reply to Jackson and Pargetter 219
- 12 Newcomb's Problem: A Stalemate 223
- 13 Common Causes, Smoking, and Lung Cancer 234
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IV IS THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA A NEWCOMB PROBLEM?
- 14 Prisoners' Dilemma Is a Newcomb Problem 251
- 15 Is the Symmetry Argument Valid? 255
- 16 Not Every Prisoner's Dilemma Is a Newcomb Problem 263
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V COOPERATION IN REPEATED AND MANY-PERSON PRISONER'S DILEMMAS
- 17 The Insoluble Problem of the Social Contract 277
- 18 Utility Maximizers In Iterated Prisoner's Dilemmas 306
- 19 The Emergence of Cooperation among Egoists 320
- 20 Individual Sanctions, Collective Benefits 339
- Biographical Notes 355
- Bibliography of Works Cited 358
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
-
I INTRODUCTION
- 1 Background for the Uninitiated 3
-
II MORALITY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF RATIONAL COOPERATION
- 2 Prisoners, Paradox, and Rationality 45
- 3 Second Thoughts on Self-interest and Morality 59
- 4 Maximization Constrained: The Rationality of Cooperation 75
- 5 Prisoner's Dilemma and Resolute Choice 94
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III EVIDENTIAL VERSUS CAUSAL DECISION THEORY
- 6 Newcomb's Problem and Two Principles of Choice 107
- 7 Counterfactuals and Two Kinds of Expected Utility 133
- 8 Counterfactuals and Newcomb's Problem 159
- 9 Causality, Decision, and Newcomb's Paradox 183
- 10 Where the Tickle Defense Goes Wrong 214
- 11 Reply to Jackson and Pargetter 219
- 12 Newcomb's Problem: A Stalemate 223
- 13 Common Causes, Smoking, and Lung Cancer 234
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IV IS THE PRISONER'S DILEMMA A NEWCOMB PROBLEM?
- 14 Prisoners' Dilemma Is a Newcomb Problem 251
- 15 Is the Symmetry Argument Valid? 255
- 16 Not Every Prisoner's Dilemma Is a Newcomb Problem 263
-
V COOPERATION IN REPEATED AND MANY-PERSON PRISONER'S DILEMMAS
- 17 The Insoluble Problem of the Social Contract 277
- 18 Utility Maximizers In Iterated Prisoner's Dilemmas 306
- 19 The Emergence of Cooperation among Egoists 320
- 20 Individual Sanctions, Collective Benefits 339
- Biographical Notes 355
- Bibliography of Works Cited 358