It should be noted that Newcomb’s problem was considered interesting in Philosophy in 1969, but decision theories were studied more in other fields—so there’s a disconnect between the sorts of people who usually study formal decision theories and that sort of problem.
It should be noted that Newcomb’s problem was considered interesting in Philosophy in 1969, but decision theories were studied more in other fields—so there’s a disconnect between the sorts of people who usually study formal decision theories and that sort of problem.