I’m not sure that the difference between 4D states and 3D states is meaningful, with respect to eudaimoniac valuations. Doesn’t this overlook the fact that human memories are encoded physically, and are therefore part of the 3D state being looked at? I don’t see any meaningful difference between a valuation over a 4D state, and a valuation over a 3D state including memories of the past.
In other words, I can think of no 3D state whose eudaimoniac valuation is worse than that of the 4D state having it as its endpoint.
(In fact, I can think of quite a few which may in fact be better, for pathological choices of 4D state, e.g. ones extending all the way back to the Dark Ages or before.)
P.S. Is there a standardized spelling for the term which I have chosen to spell as “eudaimoniac”? A quick Google search suggested this one as the best candidate.
I’m not sure that the difference between 4D states and 3D states is meaningful, with respect to eudaimoniac valuations. Doesn’t this overlook the fact that human memories are encoded physically, and are therefore part of the 3D state being looked at? I don’t see any meaningful difference between a valuation over a 4D state, and a valuation over a 3D state including memories of the past.
In other words, I can think of no 3D state whose eudaimoniac valuation is worse than that of the 4D state having it as its endpoint.
(In fact, I can think of quite a few which may in fact be better, for pathological choices of 4D state, e.g. ones extending all the way back to the Dark Ages or before.)
P.S. Is there a standardized spelling for the term which I have chosen to spell as “eudaimoniac”? A quick Google search suggested this one as the best candidate.