The two-envelope paradox: An axiomatic approach

被引：11

作者：

Dietrich, F ^{[1
]}

List, C

机构：

[1] Univ Konstanz, Ctr Jr Res Fellows, D-78457 Constance, Germany

[2] Univ London London Sch Econ & Polit Sci, Dept Govt, London WC2A 2AE, England

来源：

MIND | 2005年 / 114卷 / 454期

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D O I：

10.1093/mind/fzi239

中图分类号：

B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ;

摘要：

In this paper, we present a simple axiomatic justification for indifference before opening, avoiding any expectation reasoning, which is often considered problematic in infinite cases. Although the two-envelope paradox assumes an expectation-maximizing agent, we show that analogous paradoxes arise for agents using different decision principles such as maximin and maximax, and that our justification for indifference before opening applies here too.

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页码：239 / 248

页数：10