RE: Ethical theories

From: Ben Goertzel (ben@goertzel.org)
Date: Sat Mar 06 2004 - 06:49:19 MST


Sure, it could be recursion or some other form of iteration (I'm using
the word "iteratively" in a common-english sense, not a
contemporary-programming-language sense).

That is, the rule-sets could come out of prior rule-sets or out of other
aspects of mind/universe.

-- Ben G

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sl4@sl4.org [mailto:owner-sl4@sl4.org] On Behalf Of
Samantha
> Atkins
> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 1:40 AM
> To: sl4@sl4.org
> Subject: Re: Ethical theories
>
>
> On Feb 4, 2004, at 7:30 AM, Ben Goertzel wrote:
> > "Iteratively create rule-sets that will be accepted, by a community
of
> > minds
> > that are increasingly intelligent, rational and self-aware"
> >
>
> I like this. But should it be "recursively" instead of "iteratively"?
> The obvious implied good of increasing rational, intelligent
> self-awareness becomes a criteria for acceptable rule-sets.



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