I’ve read it before. Though I have much respect for Eliezer, I think his excursions into moral philosophy are very poor. They show a lack of awareness that all the issues he raises have been hashed out decades or centuries ago at a much higher level by philosophers, both moral realists and otherwise. I’m sure he believes that he brings some new insights, but I would disagree.
OB: “Arbitrary”
(Wait, Eliezer’s OB posts have been imported to LW? Win!)
I’ve read it before. Though I have much respect for Eliezer, I think his excursions into moral philosophy are very poor. They show a lack of awareness that all the issues he raises have been hashed out decades or centuries ago at a much higher level by philosophers, both moral realists and otherwise. I’m sure he believes that he brings some new insights, but I would disagree.