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decision theory

Apr 29, 20251 min read

  • evidential decision theory
  • three syntaxes for decision puzzles

Problems on decision theory.

  • Monty-Hall in partial Markov
  • Newcombs problem
  • Death in Damascus
  • solving Death in Damascus
  • three Covid tests
  • Sailor’s Child problem
  • Sleeping beauty problem
  • Elder sister problem
  • Extreme sleeping beauty
  • XOR blackmail problem
  • Pascals mugging
  • three prisoners problem
  • paradox of the absentminded driver

References.

  • On the Interpretation of Decision Problems with Imperfect Recall (Piccione, Rubinstein, 1997)
  • Decision and Foreknowledge (Gallow, 2022)
  • Cheating Death in Damascus (Levinstein, Soares, 2020)
  • Counterfactuals and Two Kinds of Expected Utility (Gibbard, Harper, 1978)

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  • XOR blackmail problem
  • evidential versus causal decision theory
  • insurance against the XOR blackmail
  • paradox of the absentminded driver
  • solving Death in Damascus
  • three Covid tests
  • three prisoners problem
  • three syntaxes for decision puzzles

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