eigenrobot: ethical norms work like evolved organisms, not rational machines
eigenrobot · x · 2026-10-07
In a debate on ethics, eigenrobot argues that actually-useful ethical norms are evolved and highly indexical rather than rationally designed universal systems — better modeled as organisms than machines, with adaptive, multi-scale interactions. He cites David Chapman's essay on meta-rationality, which uses Robert Kegan's adult development model (stages 3/4/5) to argue that geeks need a bridge between systematic rationality and fluid meta-rational understanding, and that society has let the stage-3-to-4 bridge fall into disrepair.
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