steven0461 comments on My main problem with utilitarianism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: steven0461 17 April 2009 09:05:58PM 0 points [-]

OK, so the point is happiness depends on the time derivative of preference satisfaction rather than on preference satisfaction itself?

Comment author: Alicorn 17 April 2009 09:07:59PM 0 points [-]

If I knew what "time derivative" meant, I might agree with you.

Comment author: steven0461 17 April 2009 09:09:45PM 0 points [-]

Amount of change per unit of time, basically.

Comment author: Alicorn 17 April 2009 09:27:52PM 0 points [-]

Then yes, that's exactly it.