There are lots of words that I don’t know how to taboo, because I only have a partial and largely intuitive understanding of the concepts I’m referring to by them, and can’t fully explain those concepts. Examples: “exist”, “truth”, “correct”
Well, apparently TheOtherDave is bold enough to give a meaningful definition of “exist”. Would you agree with it? If not, what would be a counterexample?
I disagree with it because an agent (such as one using UDT) does not necessarily have memory and the associated concepts of “future experiences” and “past experiences”, but “exist” still seems meaningful even for such an agent.
I confess that I cannot make sense of this without learning more about UDT and your definition of agency. I thought this definition is more basic and independent of the decision theory models one adopts.
Well, apparently TheOtherDave is bold enough to give a meaningful definition of “exist”. Would you agree with it? If not, what would be a counterexample?
I disagree with it because an agent (such as one using UDT) does not necessarily have memory and the associated concepts of “future experiences” and “past experiences”, but “exist” still seems meaningful even for such an agent.
Would you say that when I say “X exists,” and an agent A without memory says “X exists,” that I and A are likely expressing the same belief about X?
I confess that I cannot make sense of this without learning more about UDT and your definition of agency. I thought this definition is more basic and independent of the decision theory models one adopts.