Backward Causation, Isolation and the Pursuit of Justice
| dc.creator | Cirkovic, Milan M. | |
| dc.creator | Cveticanin, Suzana | |
| dc.date | 2001-07-13 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T05:46:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T05:46:05Z | |
| dc.description | The recent operationalization of the famous Newcomb's game by Schmidt (1998) offers an interesting and thought-provoking look at the plausibility of backward causation in a Newtonian universe. Hereby we investigate two details of the Schmidt's scenario which may, at least in principle, invalidate his conclusion in two different domains: one dealing with the issue of Newtonian predictability in specific instance of human actions, and the other stemming from a possible strategy aimed at obviating the anthropically oriented view of backward causation as applied to a judicial and ethical problem posed by a version of the scenario. We conclude that the scenario is at least to be more complex than originally presented in order to remain viable. However, it points to a very deep and delicate question of compatibility of backward causation with the conventional ethical standards. | |
| dc.description | Epistemologia, accepted for publication | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0107028 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0107028 | |
| dc.identifier | Epistemologia, vol. 25, pp. 145-162 (2002) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/84218 | |
| dc.subject | Classical Physics | |
| dc.title | Backward Causation, Isolation and the Pursuit of Justice | |
| dc.type | text |