@themattsimpson Yes, the backward causation objection doesn't seem to hold.
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@themattsimpson Does "purpose" and "agenthood" mean "systematic optimization toward a utility function"?
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@themattsimpson Is the objection "not all things that predictably move to somewhere are best characterized as moving to a utility optimum"?
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@themattsimpson (Aside from the point of whether it's a utility function we share?)
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@themattsimpson Utility maximization captures a part of human behavior. If it didn't capture any part, would humans still be agents?
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@themattsimpson Is evolution an example of something that sort-of maximizes a utility function, but doesn't predict the future?
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@themattsimpson I wouldn't call such things "preferences".
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@themattsimpson Yet it seems like there are final causes in evolution. (Not fundamentally, but on the same level where e.g. humans exist.)
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@MemberOfSpecies @themattsimpson Example of a final cause in this context? Not sure what you mean. - 4 more replies
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@themattsimpson Maybe not with real numbers. Non-real numbers are weird, but so are lexicographic preferences.
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