Re: ethics is knowable

From: Damien Broderick (d.broderick@english.unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Fri Jun 08 2001 - 01:12:48 MDT


At 01:50 PM 6/7/01 -0400, Eliezer wrote:

>Subgoal content: Events or states whose desirability is contingent on
>their predicted outcomes.

Traditional ethics category: utilitarian. Instrumental. Tactical.

>Supergoal content: Events or states with "inherent" desirability, i.e.
>desirability not contingent on predicted outcome.

Traditional ethics category: deontological. Transcendental. Strategic.

Damien Broderick



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