The Puzzle that Sparked 100 Philosophy Papers, Lecture by Peter Winkler, Dartmouth

“The Sleeping Beauty Controversy: The Puzzle that Sparked 100 Philosophy Papers”

Proposed 16 years ago by philosopher Adam Elga, “Sleeping Beauty” seems to be a simple problem in discrete probability.  Is it?  If so, Why does it incite such passion?  Dartmouth Mathematics Professor Winkler will describe the various “camps” in the controversy, and attack or defend their arguments.  In the end, you’ll have to decide for yourself where you stand!