Thinking a bit more, it seems a big problem we may face in using model fragments is that they are fragments and we will have to find a way to stitch them together so that they fill the gaps between the models, perhaps requiring something like model interpolation. Of course, maybe this isn’t necessary if we think of fragments as mostly overlapping (although probably inconsistent in the overlaps) or of new fragments to fill gaps as available on demand if we discover we need them and don’t have them.
I suspect dealing adequately with contradictions will be significantly more complicated than you propose, but haven’t written about that in depth yet. When I get around to addressing what I view as necessary in this area (practicing moral particularism that will be robust to false positives) I definitely look forward to talking with you more about it.
I agree with you to some extent. That post is mainly a placeholder that tells me that the contradictions problem is not intrinsically unsolvable, so I can put it aside while I concentrate on this problem for the moment.
Thinking a bit more, it seems a big problem we may face in using model fragments is that they are fragments and we will have to find a way to stitch them together so that they fill the gaps between the models, perhaps requiring something like model interpolation. Of course, maybe this isn’t necessary if we think of fragments as mostly overlapping (although probably inconsistent in the overlaps) or of new fragments to fill gaps as available on demand if we discover we need them and don’t have them.
For contradictions: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Y2LhX3925RodndwpC/resolving-human-values-completely-and-adequately
I suspect dealing adequately with contradictions will be significantly more complicated than you propose, but haven’t written about that in depth yet. When I get around to addressing what I view as necessary in this area (practicing moral particularism that will be robust to false positives) I definitely look forward to talking with you more about it.
I agree with you to some extent. That post is mainly a placeholder that tells me that the contradictions problem is not intrinsically unsolvable, so I can put it aside while I concentrate on this problem for the moment.