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Absent-Minded Driver

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The absentmindedabsent-minded driver is a problem infor testing decision theorytheories which shows a time inconsistency in classical ways of considering optimal decisions. It is entirely described in the eponymous blog post.

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  • Decision theory
  • Newcomb's problem
  • Counterfactual mugging
  • Parfit's hitchhiker
  • Smoker's lesion
  • Sleeping Beauty problem
  • Prisoner's dilemma
  • Pascal's mugging
Academian v1.0.0Apr 25th 2010 (+365) Created page with 'The absentminded driver is a problem in [[decision theory]] which shows a time inconsistency in classical ways of considering optimal decisions. It is entirely described in the ...' 2

The absentminded driver is a problem in decision theory which shows a time inconsistency in classical ways of considering optimal decisions. It is entirely described in the eponymous blog post.

Blog posts

The Absent-Minded Driver

See also

  • Newcomb's problem
  • Counterfactual mugging
  • Parfit's hitchhiker
  • Smoker's lesion
  • Sleeping Beauty problem
  • Prisoner's dilemma
  • Pascal's mugging