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Terminal Values and Instrumental Values — LessWrong

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On a purely instinctive level, any human planner behaves as if they distinguish between means and ends. Want chocolate? There's chocolate at the Pu…

x Terminal Values and Instrumental Values — LessWrong Fragile Purposes Distinctions Philosophy of Language Bayesianism Complexity of value Goals Utility Functions Frontpage 128 Terminal Values and Instrumental Values by Eliezer Yudkowsky 15th Nov 2007 12 min read 47 128 On a purely instinctive level, any human planner behaves as if they distinguish between means and ends. Want chocolate? There's chocolate at the Publix supermarket. You can get to the supermarket if you drive one mile south on Washington Ave. You can drive if you get into the car. You can get into the car if you open the door.

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