Under Daniel Kolak's open individualism<http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_individualism> there exists one numerically distinct person who is everyone at all times. What I want to explore is the implications of this theory for a self interested individual. For those unfamiliar with Open Individualism, you might instead imagine a demon appears to you, and informs you that after you die you will experience what it is like to be every person that ever lived.
The only rational course of action seems to be to maximize utility across lives. Meaning if $1 will buy you in your current life 1 unit of utility, but would afford another person 10 units, it would be rationally self interested to donate the money, if you expect to experience what they shall experience. This is essentially Singer's Effective Altruism at work. Are there any other rational courses of action if Open Individualism is true (or if the hypothetical demon appeared) and one is self interested? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
