The Problem of Choosing for Changing Selves

Abstract

This chapter introduces the problem that the rest of the book seeks to solve, namely, the problem of choosing for changing selves. The chapter presents a series of examples. In each, an individual’s values change over the course of their life, and they must make a decision at a particular time in their life. These examples motivate our problem, and will be drawn on time and again in what follows. The chapter gives an overview of the structure of the book along with a brief précis of each chapter.