Define my real values to be the endpoint of the process in which I continually question my intuitions and self-modify until I have a single, coherent set of values and moral intuitions.
Define my used values to be the approximation that I use to make decisions on a day-by-day basis.
Define the discounting hypothesis to be the statement that there exists a utility function that takes a paramater f(p,U) such that:
p can be interpreted as the amount of discounting
f(0,U) closely approximates our real values.
f(x,U) for some x>0 closely approximates our used values.
Then perhaps Eliezer is arguing for the discount hypothesis.
Isn’t this all about reflective equilibrium?
Define my real values to be the endpoint of the process in which I continually question my intuitions and self-modify until I have a single, coherent set of values and moral intuitions.
Define my used values to be the approximation that I use to make decisions on a day-by-day basis.
Define the discounting hypothesis to be the statement that there exists a utility function that takes a paramater f(p,U) such that:
p can be interpreted as the amount of discounting
f(0,U) closely approximates our real values.
f(x,U) for some x>0 closely approximates our used values.
Then perhaps Eliezer is arguing for the discount hypothesis.