Vladimir_Nesov comments on Do people think Less Wrong rationality is parochial? - Less Wrong

27 Post author: lukeprog 28 April 2012 04:18AM

You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.

Comments (196)

You are viewing a single comment's thread. Show more comments above.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 29 April 2012 08:57:35PM *  4 points [-]

"Want" seems insufficiently reflective, it suggests present opinion on the matter rather than an accurate estimate, whatever that turns out to be, and however well it can be known in practice (which is what I meant). To do as you should is to do the right thing (as opposed to the pebble-sorting thing, say).

To unpack a bit: there is this wanting/liking/approving distinction that already places "wanting" in the wrong corner, but even after that there is a level of reflection distinction between what more explicitly drives your behavior (or evaluation of your behavior) and how you would respond given more time and thought.