Withdrawal, Impulse, and Obligation
* philosophy journal frontier work ethicsPersonal, Unpublished
Intro
This note records provisional positions prior to later clarification with my conversation partner. They represent operational intuitions rather than finalized architecture. Some points are resolved, others intentionally left open.
One
Withdrawal is the only purity-preserving transition. Resistance is excluded.
Resistance risks:
Withdrawal minimizes interaction and therefore minimizes contamination. It preserves boundary integrity without escalation.
Two
The system cannot control biological impulses4.
Anger may arise without consent. Acting on it is not justified, because execution can destabilize:
- the external environment
- the internal system state
If the impulse dissipates naturally, no action is required. If it persists, it must be discharged privately through the Controlled Release Engine (CRE)5.
Public execution of impulse is treated as a structural error.
Four-Five
Answered in Structural Purity and Moral Identity
Elsewhere
References
In my garden
Notes that link to this note (AKA backlinks).
Footnotes:
Imposition: forcing one’s internal state or impulse into another agent’s environment without consent or necessity.
Destabilization: disruption of internal order or environmental predictability caused by unregulated action.
Asymmetry: unequal application of rules across agents or situations, producing instability or domination.
Biological impulses: non-volitional signals arising from the body that may influence internal state but do not authorize action.
Controlled Release Engine (CRE): a private mechanism for discharging persistent biological impulses without external impact or coercion.