Newcomb's Problem

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf philosophical problem
gptkbp:competesWith expected utility theory
dominance principle
gptkbp:controversy rationality
gptkbp:criticism economists
psychologists
philosophers
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:William_Newcomb
gptkbp:discusses free will
determinism
gptkbp:has_implications_for philosophy of science
epistemology
philosophy of mind
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newcomb's Problem
gptkbp:illustratedBy thought experiment
gptkbp:involves rational choice
two boxes
predictor
gptkbp:is_a_place_for rational agent model
traditional decision theory
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of discussion
academic research
mathematical modeling
behavioral economics
debate
psychological studies
philosophical inquiry
gptkbp:is_a_way_to one-box versus two-box
gptkbp:is_featured_in decision-making under uncertainty
two-player game
simple gambling problem
the conflict between intuition and logic
the implications of rationality
the role of prediction in decision-making
gptkbp:is_referenced_in science fiction
films
popular culture
television shows
gptkbp:is_studied_in economists
mathematicians
philosophers
paradoxes of choice
gptkbp:is_used_in psychology literature
discussions of free will
discussions of determinism
philosophy literature
economics literature
gptkbp:related_to Bayesian reasoning
gptkbp:relatedTo decision theory
game theory
gptkbp:variant one-box strategy
two-box strategy