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shaknalast Sunday at 1:51 AM1 replyview on HN

Modelling intent, with math, is not going to happy. Law is based around the intent of those taking actions, and understanding intent is absolutely philosophy.


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bigbadfelinelast Sunday at 2:22 AM

Understanding intent is understanding interest and that's not philosophy. If it's not about interest, it's psychiatry - not philosophy either.

Besides, only a lesser part of law is about intent, the major part is about punishing and avoiding harm, finding the true facts and applying the written law to them.

Down-voting can't change the truth, we've been led by the nose for far too long.

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