(urth) happiness in The Knight

Andy Robertson andywrobertson at clara.co.uk
Sun Mar 20 10:34:36 PST 2005


>>>> What is your definition of "well-adjusted"? The word implies an 
>>>> objective goal to which one would "adjust". 

The problem of defining good and evil has not been exactly **unexamined** 
through history.   Within the context of TWK, "well-adjusted" = "following 
the pattern of the Overcyns". 


> We must build our ethical systems somewhere; the system of deductions and 
> ethical theorems/facts must rest on some axioms (or be utterly useless).  

Indeed, you can set computer programs playing games against each other and 
they will evolve morals. 




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