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Question: Can't all possible behavior be described as maximizing some function subject to some constraints?
Yep, which is why it's important that the function be specified beforehand. You can always pick some function that matches the result precisely.
The key is to either pre-establish the function, or possess logical criteria that determine whether a postulated function is worth matching.