The Snow White problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10814282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sylvia Wenmacker (0000-0002-1041-3533, KU Leuven, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 196 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 4137-4153 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Synthese (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-7857 • E-ISSN: 1573-0964 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11229-017-1647-x |
| OpenAlex | W2773997461 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
The Snow White problem is introduced to demonstrate how learning something of which one could not have learnt the opposite (due to observer selection bias) can change an agent’s probability assignment. This helps us to analyse the Sleeping Beauty problem, which is deconstructed as a combinatorial engine and a subjective wrapper. The combinatorial engine of the problem is analogous to Bertrand’s boxes paradox and can be solved with standard probability theory. The subjective wrapper is clarified using the Snow White problem. Sample spaces for all three problems are presented. The conclusion is that subjectivity plays no irreducible role in solving the Sleeping Beauty problem and that no reference to centered worlds is required to provide the answer
Beauty · Epistemology · Geography · Mathematical economics · Metaphysics · Observer (physics) · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of science · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Snow · Subjectivity · White (mutation) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |