A variation on the "Prisoner" dilemma

Alan Masterman · 2012-06-24T10:12:30-04:00

Catching up after an absence of many moons from this forum, I was so taken with Alan McDougall's "Odd-ball Puzzle" (a genuine test of scientific re…

Re: A variation on the "Prisoner" dilemma#91279

By Grecorivera5150 - July 3rd, 2012, 10:15 am

- July 3rd, 2012, 10:15 am #91279

Point taken! I was anticipating how men of war might use the idea of the unknown known to pontificate away their culpability by trying to create some thread of support from those who share their world view and by share I mean who have been programmed to share his their of view.

Here is a link to an interview with Zizek and David Horowitz with Julian Assange on RTAmerica Its a bit disjointed and almost playful but interesting none the less.

Favorite Philosopher: Bruce Lee

Re: A variation on the "Prisoner" dilemma#91281

By DeadNotSleeping - July 3rd, 2012, 10:51 am

- July 3rd, 2012, 10:51 am #91281

chazwyman wrote:This one is as old as the hills. Does anyone know its origin?.

This riddle, if I'm right, derives from an arabic myth about the princess and the tiger. Same scenario, guards and all, except behind one door is the princess and the other is the tiger.

Re: A variation on the "Prisoner" dilemma#91286

By chazwyman - July 3rd, 2012, 11:30 am

- July 3rd, 2012, 11:30 am #91286

DeadNotSleeping wrote:
chazwyman wrote:This one is as old as the hills. Does anyone know its origin?.
This riddle, if I'm right, derives from an arabic myth about the princess and the tiger. Same scenario, guards and all, except behind one door is the princess and the other is the tiger.

Thanks!

The only reference I've come up with is this, which would only date to 1882 and not arabic at all. http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stori ... Tige.shtml

Do you have anything older?

Re: A variation on the "Prisoner" dilemma#91724

By DeadNotSleeping - July 6th, 2012, 2:34 pm

- July 6th, 2012, 2:34 pm #91724

chazwyman wrote: reference I've come up with is this, which would only date to 1882 and not arabic at all.

Do you have anything older?

I'm pretty sure I've got a book with it. I'll try and see if I can find it.

Re: A variation on the "Prisoner" dilemma#92178

By Ser10Rec1pr0 - July 10th, 2012, 12:22 pm

- July 10th, 2012, 12:22 pm #92178

Sounds like a variation of the "Before the Law" parable from Kafka's "The Trial." Only the guy was trying to get in instead of out & all he had to do was walk past the guard.

Favorite Philosopher: Harold Garfinkel

Re: A variation on the "Prisoner" dilemma#92282

By Alan Masterman - July 11th, 2012, 9:40 am

- July 11th, 2012, 9:40 am #92282

Firstly my apologies for my delayed return to this thread!

Partinobodycular gives the solution in essentially the same form as Dr Who did. Scott, I owe you an apology for thinking at first that your solution was fallacious! But on re-reading I realise that you have actually set out its correct logical foundation, which is certainly more than I was able to do.