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Population ethics
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Talk - 'Caring for the Far Future'
Yadav
11d
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My (Lazy) Longtermism FAQ
Devin Kalish
1mo
6
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Confused about "making people happy" vs. "making happy people"
tobiasleenaert
5mo
46
12
Jane English on Rawls and duties to future generations
William D'Alessandro
1mo
3
142
A longtermist critique of “The expected value of extinction risk reduction is positive”
antimonyanthony
1y
10
53
What We Owe the Past
Austin
7mo
19
54
Why do you find the Repugnant Conclusion repugnant?
Will Bradshaw
1y
63
23
Transcript of a talk on The non-identity problem by Derek Parfit at EAGxOxford 2016
james
6mo
4
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Shelly Kagan - readings for Ethics and the Future seminar (spring 2021)
james
1y
7
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Avoiding the Repugnant Conclusion is not necessary for population ethics: new many-author collaboration.
deanspears
1y
16
85
Against neutrality about creating happy lives
Joe_Carlsmith
1y
38
12
The standard person-affecting view doesn't solve the Repugnant Conclusion.
RedStateBlueState
3mo
6
9
A critique of strong longtermism
Pablo Rosado
3mo
11
11
Beware ethical systems without repugnant conclusions
Ezra Newman
4mo
2
79
Minimalist extended very repugnant conclusions are the least repugnant
Teo Ajantaival
1mo
0
36
The Repugnant Conclusion Isn't
AppliedDivinityStudies
3mo
24
20
Confidence in the premises of the Repugnant Conclusion - results from a small survey
Vasco Grilo
2mo
2
35
The repugnant conclusion is not a problem for the total view
Luca Stocco
4mo
11
12
What is your confidence in the premises of the Repugnant Conclusion?
Vasco Grilo
3mo
8
4
If you could 2x the number of future humans by reducing the QALYs per person by half, would you choose to do it? Why or why not?
Parmest Roy
2mo
0
48
Spears & Budolfson, 'Repugnant conclusions'
Pablo
1y
15
5
Is the reasoning of the Repugnant Conclusion valid?
Adithya
8mo
16
31
GiveWell's Charity Recommendations Require Taking a Controversial Stance on Population Ethics
MichaelDickens
6y
53
2
Does Effective Altruism Lead to the Altruistic Repugnant Conclusion?
RandomEA
5y
14
1
Reducing existential risks or wild animal suffering?
4y
25