I think the key point is that we’re not there yet. Whatever theoretical tools we shape now are either generally useful, or generally useless, irrespective of considerations of motive; currently relevant question is (potential) competence. Only at some point in the (moderately distant) future, conditional on current and future work bearing fruit, motive might become relevant.
I think the key point is that we’re not there yet. Whatever theoretical tools we shape now are either generally useful, or generally useless, irrespective of considerations of motive; currently relevant question is (potential) competence. Only at some point in the (moderately distant) future, conditional on current and future work bearing fruit, motive might become relevant.