Peterdjones comments on Pluralistic Moral Reductionism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Peterdjones 01 June 2011 09:46:06PM 0 points [-]

There's an important difference between saying preferences may or may not include moral values, and saying morality is, by definition, preference-maximiisation.

Comment author: gjm 01 June 2011 10:00:06PM 0 points [-]

Yup, there is. Did anyone say that morality is, by definition, preference-maximization?

Comment author: Peterdjones 01 June 2011 10:47:33PM 1 point [-]

Yes.

Comment author: gjm 01 June 2011 11:43:58PM 0 points [-]

Do please feel free to provide more information.