Become consequentialist enough, and it’ll wrap back around to being a bit deontological.
“The rules say we must be consequentialists, but all the best people are deontologists, and virtue ethics is what actually works.”—Yudkowsky, IIRC.
I think this quote stuck with me because in addition to being funny and wise I think it’s actually true, or close enough to true.
Become consequentialist enough, and it’ll wrap back around to being a bit deontological.
“The rules say we must be consequentialists, but all the best people are deontologists, and virtue ethics is what actually works.”—Yudkowsky, IIRC.
I think this quote stuck with me because in addition to being funny and wise I think it’s actually true, or close enough to true.