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The Logic of Backwards Inductions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2000

Graham Priest
Graham Priest
Affiliation:
University of Queensland
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Abstract

Backwards induction is an intriguing form of argument. It is used in a number of different contexts. One of these is the surprise exam paradox. Another is game theory. But its use is problematic, at least sometimes. The purpose of this paper is to determine what, exactly, backwards induction is, and hence to evaluate it. Let us start by rehearsing informally some of its problematic applications.

Type
Research Article
Information
Economics & Philosophy , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , October 2000 , pp. 267 - 285
Copyright
© 2000 Cambridge University Press

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