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Toward a Mathematical Theory of Moral Systems

Toward a Mathematical Theory of Moral Systems

Halpern, K. M.

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PhilosophyGeneral ComputersGeneral Mathematics

ISBN10: 1945671211
ISBN13: 9781945671210
Publisher: Epsilon Books
Published: Aug 17 2020
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

In this monograph we attempt to mathematically codify a notion of moral systems, and define a sensible measure of distances between them. Along the way we delve into a number of related topics, and propose mathematical proxies for otherwise vague concepts such as hypocrisy, judgment, world-view, and moral trajectory. In addition to detailed derivation of a number of candidate metrics, we offer several examples, including a concrete distance calculation for a simple system. The framework we develop is not confined to the analysis of moral systems, and may find use in a wide variety of applications involving decision systems, black box computation, or conditional probability distributions.

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