People argue about the Newcomb’s paradox because they implicitly bury the freedom of choice of both the agent and the predictor in various unstated assumptions. Counterfactual approach is a prime example of it. For a free-will-free treatment of Newcomb’s and other decision theory puzzles, see my old post.
People argue about the Newcomb’s paradox because they implicitly bury the freedom of choice of both the agent and the predictor in various unstated assumptions. Counterfactual approach is a prime example of it. For a free-will-free treatment of Newcomb’s and other decision theory puzzles, see my old post.