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>Indirect normativity is a losing strategy because you don't know what the resultant ethical system will be. That's the point... >Humanity has already solved
by Houshalter 12y ago
>Indirect normativity is a losing strategy because you don't know what the resultant ethical system will be.
That's the point...
>Humanity has already solved ethics
Where on earth do you get this idea?
- yanazendo 12y agoAwareness of ethical systems. What makes you think ethics isn't solved? Here's a relevant essay http://medium.com/@yanazendo/how-to-be-lazy-and-successful-at-the-same-time-1c283c6880b3 http://medium.com/@yanazendo/how-to-be-lazy-and-successful-a...
- Houshalter 12y agoThat's not even close to a formalization of human morality. Such a thing probably isn't even possible. See this: http://lesswrong.com/lw/ld/the_hidden_complexity_of_wishes/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/ld/the_hidden_complexity_of_wishes/