Why doesn’t Zaire just divide himself in half, let each half get 1⁄4 of the pie, then merge back together and be in possession of half of the pie?
Or, Zaire might say: Hey guys, my wife just called and told me that she made a blueberry pie this morning and put it in this forest for me to find. There’s a label on the bottom of the plate if you don’t believe me. Do you still think ‘fair’ = ‘equal division’?
Or maybe Zaire came with his dog, and claims that the dog deserves an equal share.
I appreciate the distinction Eliezer is trying to draw between the object level and the meta level. But why the assumption that the object-level procedure will be simple?
Why doesn’t Zaire just divide himself in half, let each half get 1⁄4 of the pie, then merge back together and be in possession of half of the pie?
Or, Zaire might say: Hey guys, my wife just called and told me that she made a blueberry pie this morning and put it in this forest for me to find. There’s a label on the bottom of the plate if you don’t believe me. Do you still think ‘fair’ = ‘equal division’?
Or maybe Zaire came with his dog, and claims that the dog deserves an equal share.
I appreciate the distinction Eliezer is trying to draw between the object level and the meta level. But why the assumption that the object-level procedure will be simple?