03.26.10

A more (super) rational categorical imperative

Posted in Ideas, Philosophy at 8:28 pm by Michael

Superrationality does a nice job of coupling universal morality with utilitarianism, providing a much more appealing alternative to the categorical imperative (if equally impractical). Do whatever will maximize the overall utility of the system if universally performed and assume others will do the same. It’s just as logically compact, just as intuitively appealing, and just as utterly detached from reality :)

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