On Wed, Mar 24, 2004 at 10:54:25AM -0500, Stephen Miller wrote:
I'm confused. How does one decide whether the younger version's
preferences are more right than the elder's?
When considering whether or not to return stolen goods to its original
owner, how does one decide whether the original
On Mar 24, 2004, at 8:33 AM, Wei Dai wrote
The paper makes the point that what psychology views as mental
diseases in many cases can be interpreted simply as extreme or
unusual preferences, and in those cases involuntary psychiatric
treatment can not be justified as a benefit for the
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
In a message dated
I can try, and hope that people will correct me where I'm wrong.
Thin rationality: purposiveness; adopting means to achieve given ends.
Another aspect is having *some* level of sensitivity to costs and
benefits. A violation of thin rationality would be if you knew that
blinking didn't change
