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    Challenges→The paradox of backward induction is primarily a problem for normative theories of rationality, not for non-psychological game theory

    If the paradox infects the epistemic foundations of any solution concept requiring sequential rationality, the psychological/non-psychological distinction cannot quarantine the problem.

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    Key Terms

    Epistemic
    "Epistemic" relates to knowledge—how we know things, what counts as knowledge, and whether we can trust what we believe to be true. It comes from the Greek word for knowledge and is used to describe questions about the reliability and validity of our beliefs and understanding. For example, "epistemic humility" means acknowledging the limits of what you can actually know for certain.
    Sequential rationality(as a concept in game theory and decision-making)
    The principle that a person should make decisions that are logically consistent and self-interested at every step of a situation, even when they can't go back and change earlier choices.
    foundations (epistemic foundations)(as used in knowledge systems)
    The basic, underlying beliefs or principles that everything else in a system of knowledge is built upon.
    paradox(R. M. Sainsbury's definition, presented as a target of criticism)
    An apparently unacceptable conclusion derived by apparently acceptable reasoning from apparently acceptable premises

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    psychological/non-psychological distinction(as used in philosophy of mind)
    The difference between explanations based on how people's minds actually work versus explanations based purely on logical rules that don't depend on human psychology.
    quarantine(as used metaphorically in philosophy)
    To isolate or contain a problem so it doesn't spread beyond a certain area or affect other parts of a system.
    solution concept(Game theory)
    A characterization of how a strategic game is 'solved'; Nash equilibrium is sometimes called a solution concept because it identifies the steady states of strategic interaction

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