I do apologize for coming late to the party; I've been reading, and really feel like I'm missing an inferential step that someone can point me towards.
I'll try to briefly summarize, knowing that I'll gloss over some details; hopefully, the details so glossed over will help anyone who wishes to help me find the missing step.
It seems to me that Eliezer's philosophy of morality (as presented in the metaethics sequence) is: morality is the computation which decides which action is right (or which of N actions is the most right) by determining which action maximizes a complex system of interrelated goals (eg. happiness, freedom, beauty, etc.). Each goal is assumed to be... (read 828 more words →)
I do apologize for coming late to the party; I've been reading, and really feel like I'm missing an inferential step that someone can point me towards.
I'll try to briefly summarize, knowing that I'll gloss over some details; hopefully, the details so glossed over will help anyone who wishes to help me find the missing step.
It seems to me that Eliezer's philosophy of morality (as presented in the metaethics sequence) is: morality is the computation which decides which action is right (or which of N actions is the most right) by determining which action maximizes a complex system of interrelated goals (eg. happiness, freedom, beauty, etc.). Each goal is assumed to be... (read 828 more words →)