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Which of these ends-means formulas is a theorem?
{ 1 } - If you want to do E and believe that your doing M is causally necessary for you to do E, then you ought to do M.
{ 2 } - You ought not to combine wanting to do E, believing that your doing M now is causally necessary for you to do E, and not acting to do M.
{ 3 } - Both mean the same thing and are theorems.
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Which of these ends-means formulas is a theorem?
{ 1 } - If you want to do E and believe that your doing M is causally necessary for you to do E, then you ought to do M.
{ 2 } - You ought not to combine wanting to do E, believing that your doing M now is causally necessary for you to do E, and not acting to do M.
{ 3 } - Both mean the same thing and are theorems.
This popular "hypothetical imperative" form can have bizarre implications. Suppose that a madman wants to destroy Chicago and believes that blowing up this H-bomb is causally necessary to do this; then he ought to blow up the H-bomb!
The book also mentions the case of Ima Student, where this formula gives self-contradictory directives.
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Which of these ends-means formulas is a theorem?
{ 1 } - If you want to do E and believe that your doing M is causally necessary for you to do E, then you ought to do M.
{ 2 } - You ought not to combine wanting to do E, believing that your doing M now is causally necessary for you to do E, and not acting to do M.
{ 3 } - Both mean the same thing and are theorems.
This don't-combine formula forbids an inconsistent combination (of desiring, believing, and acting) -- but doesn't tell you what to do if you do accept such an inconsistent combination.
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Which of these ends-means formulas is a theorem?
{ 1 } - If you want to do E and believe that your doing M is causally necessary for you to do E, then you ought to do M.
{ 2 } - You ought not to combine wanting to do E, believing that your doing M now is causally necessary for you to do E, and not acting to do M.
{ 3 } - Both mean the same thing and are theorems.
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