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Comment author: LessWrong 22 December 2015 06:57:13AM -1 points [-]

Any prerequisites to reading this? It feels too abstract, so I think I'm missing something.

I also haven't found anything about SEPs, are they a similar name or idea to P-zombies?

Comment author: casebash 22 December 2015 07:01:56AM 0 points [-]

You can replace every instance of SEP (single experience person) with person. I came up with the terminology myself. The idea is that it is simpler to theorise about multiple person utility when we ignore the fact that people have multiple experiences over their lifetime.

You may want to read about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_and_total_utilitarianism and the repugnant conclusion: http://utilitarianism.wikia.com/wiki/Repugnant_conclusion

Comment author: LessWrong 22 December 2015 07:31:09AM 0 points [-]

I'm not sure what to say about this, mainly because of the happiness stuff. What do we know about happiness that we can confidently go forward with min-maxing it?

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