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A Proxy for the Future: Desires, Interests, and Increased Power for Proxies

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dc.contributor.advisorElga, Adam
dc.contributor.authorShteingart, Jacob
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-30T22:04:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-30T00:07:46Z
dc.date.available2020-09-30T22:04:22Z
dc.date.available2026-09-30T00:07:46Z
dc.date.created2020-05-19
dc.date.issued2020-09-30
dc.description.abstractI evaluate a case of an individual with diminished cognitive capacities. I make the specific claim that proxies are permissible for the creation and updating of wills. I also establish a general framework for the evaluation of desires and interests. Then, I use a framework of ideal agency to argue that, if they adequately fulfill the individual’s agential capacities, proxies are permissible and should be used. This has widespread implications, especially with the rise of AI.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://theses-dissertations.princeton.edu/handle/88435/dsp01p2676z57f
dc.language.isoen
dc.titleA Proxy for the Future: Desires, Interests, and Increased Power for Proxies
dc.typePrinceton University Senior Theses
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pu.contributor.authorid961169049
pu.date.classyear2020
pu.departmentPhilosophy
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