Rational Morality
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| Blog Name: | Rational Morality |
| Url: | http://rationalmorality.info |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | morality, AI friendliness, spirituality |
| Description: | The ultimate foundation of the Rational Morality blog is the insight derived from evolutionary dynamics that existence is preferable over non-existence (http://www.jame5.com/?p=27). This insight is expanded in line with Kant's categorical imperative to include not only the individual but 'the other' to yield the universally applicable utility function of 'ensure continued co-existence' (http://www.jame5.com/?p=45). Thereby equating concern for the other with concern for the self, one thus realizes that everything one does to another one quite literally does to oneself (http://www.jame5.com/?p=30) resulting in compassion as a rational moral duty (http://rationalmorality.info/?p=10) irrespective of an agents level of intelligence or available resources. |
| Popularity: | 25 Followers |
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