The problem of Cluelessness has been grappled with for millennia; two relevant examples:
1. The story of Khidr in the Quran, who, through a series of nonsensical or seemingly evil actions, demonstrates to Moses how we are Clueless about consequences.
2. The Bhagavad Gita,which advises disregarding consequences altogether:
To action alone hast thou a right and never at all to its fruits; let not the fruits of action be thy motive; neither let there be in thee any attachment to inaction.”
The solutions end up looking like Deontology or Virtue Ethics, which Anthony (inadvertently?) references in his summary: “Other values and moral norms still matter to us, for example, rules like avoiding dishonesty or virtues like compassion.”
Anyone grappling with the possibility of Cluelessness would do well to consider prior art.
The problem of Cluelessness has been grappled with for millennia; two relevant examples:
1. The story of Khidr in the Quran, who, through a series of nonsensical or seemingly evil actions, demonstrates to Moses how we are Clueless about consequences.
2. The Bhagavad Gita,which advises disregarding consequences altogether:
To action alone hast thou a right and never at all to its fruits; let not the fruits of action be thy motive; neither let there be in thee any attachment to inaction.”
The solutions end up looking like Deontology or Virtue Ethics, which Anthony (inadvertently?) references in his summary: “Other values and moral norms still matter to us, for example, rules like avoiding dishonesty or virtues like compassion.”
Anyone grappling with the possibility of Cluelessness would do well to consider prior art.