I think that many people exhibit at least thin rationality while arguably not being meta-rational. I'm not sure we can call them all insane, and I wonder if a line can really be drawn, where it's clear that someone really wishes that they had different wishes. Hating one's preferences sounds a lot like wishing that one's preferences were less costly. I have a lot of costly preferences, and many are so costly that I don't pursue them. But some I pursue anyway, because the benefit is, in my estimation, higher than the cost.
On Mar 24, 2004, at 12:58 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What about the person, like an alcoholic or schizophrenic, who hates his extreme preferences, as they destroy his life? Setting aside the issue of involuntary treatment for the benefit of others, as we really talking only about a case of extreme preference?
David Levenstam