Re: “it doesn’t so strongly speak to the distinction which EY means to draw”
I wasn’t trying to do that. It seems like a non-trivial concept. Is it important to try capture that idea in a slogan?
Re: “one who at each moment makes the decision that maximises expected future utility defects”
Expected utility maximising agents don’t have commitment mechanisms, and can’t be trusted to make promises? I am sceptical. In my view, you can express practically any agent as an expected utility maximiser. It seems easy enough to imagine commitment mechanisms. I don’t see where the problem is.
Re: “it doesn’t so strongly speak to the distinction which EY means to draw”
I wasn’t trying to do that. It seems like a non-trivial concept. Is it important to try capture that idea in a slogan?
Re: “one who at each moment makes the decision that maximises expected future utility defects”
Expected utility maximising agents don’t have commitment mechanisms, and can’t be trusted to make promises? I am sceptical. In my view, you can express practically any agent as an expected utility maximiser. It seems easy enough to imagine commitment mechanisms. I don’t see where the problem is.