I like the distinction but I don’t think either aimability or goalcraft will catch on as Serious People words. I’m less confident about aimability (doesn’t have a ring to it) but very confident about goalcraft (too Germanic, reminiscent of fantasy fiction).
Is words-which-won’t-be-co-opted what you’re going for (a la notkilleveryoneism), or should we brainstorm words-which-could-plausibly-catch on?
I would say “metaethics”, but sadly the philosophers of Ethics already used that one for something else. How about “Social Ethical System Design” or “Alignment Ethical Theory” for ‘goalcraft’, and “Pragmatic Alignment” for ‘aimability’?
I like the distinction but I don’t think either aimability or goalcraft will catch on as Serious People words. I’m less confident about aimability (doesn’t have a ring to it) but very confident about goalcraft (too Germanic, reminiscent of fantasy fiction).
Is words-which-won’t-be-co-opted what you’re going for (a la notkilleveryoneism), or should we brainstorm words-which-could-plausibly-catch on?
I would say “metaethics”, but sadly the philosophers of Ethics already used that one for something else. How about “Social Ethical System Design” or “Alignment Ethical Theory” for ‘goalcraft’, and “Pragmatic Alignment” for ‘aimability’?