Oops, I think I should’ve written that they think you should always defect in a one-shot prisoners’ dilemma.
My understanding is that the majority of philosophers endorse Causal Decision Theory, in which you should always defect in a one-shot prisoners’ dilemma, even if you’re playing with a copy of yourself, whereas I think Logical Decision Theory is superior, which cooperates in that situation.
[I’ve edited the debate to include the word ‘always’.]
Without further qualifications, shouldn’t you? There are plenty of crazy mainstream philosophical ideas, but this seems like a strange example.
Oops, I think I should’ve written that they think you should always defect in a one-shot prisoners’ dilemma.
My understanding is that the majority of philosophers endorse Causal Decision Theory, in which you should always defect in a one-shot prisoners’ dilemma, even if you’re playing with a copy of yourself, whereas I think Logical Decision Theory is superior, which cooperates in that situation.
[I’ve edited the debate to include the word ‘always’.]