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140 posts
Moral philosophy
Moral uncertainty
Metaethics
Debunking argument
Bernard Williams
83 posts
Utilitarianism
Aging research
Wellbeing
Normative ethics
Hedonism
Classical utilitarianism
Introspective hedonism
Jeremy Bentham
Other moral theories
John Stuart Mill
35
New blog: Some doubts about effective altruism
David Thorstad
4h
5
10
Should we discount future people in proportion to the probability of them not existing?
Joseph Lemien
3d
3
3
List of reasons to discount the welfare of future generations
freedomandutility
3d
4
16
Consequentialism does not endorse frauding-to-give
Jasper Meyer
13d
9
4
What would power-seeking, misaligned AGI actually do?
Kiel Brennan-Marquez
10d
1
111
Puzzles for Everyone
Richard Y Chappell
3mo
38
13
Success Maximization: An Alternative to Expected Utility Theory and a Generalization of Maxipok to Moral Uncertainty
Mahendra Prasad
24d
3
26
A Newcomer's Critique of EA - Underprioritizing Systems Change?
Sam Battis
1mo
10
24
Tainted donations: a historical perspective from Rhodri Davies
Sanjay
1mo
1
9
Consequentialism as an experimental discipline
vandermude
21d
2
106
Common-sense cases where "hypothetical future people" matter
levin
4mo
21
14
The SBF Saga Is Not A Reason to Throw Out the Moral Calculus
sampajanna
1mo
2
26
Righting past wrongs by recovering past lives via simulation
MaxRa
1mo
19
1
Utilitarianism is the only option
aelwood
17d
3
40
Saving Lives vs Creating Lives
Richard Y Chappell
5d
17
24
Against meta-ethical hedonism
Joe_Carlsmith
18d
2
24
Utilitarianism Meets Egalitarianism
Scott Garrabrant
28d
0
25
Longevity research as AI X-risk intervention
AllAmericanBreakfast
1mo
0
6
Maybe Utilitarianism Is More Usefully A Theory For Deciding Between Other Ethical Theories
Jordan Arel
1mo
3
18
What do you think is the probability of ethical hedonism being true?
Vasco Grilo
2mo
6
24
Four Quotes on Preference Utilitarianism
Maximilian Schlederer
2mo
14
59
Punching Utilitarians in the Face
AppliedDivinityStudies
5mo
30
39
New Guest Essays on Hedonism [Utilitarianism.net]
Richard Y Chappell
3mo
5
16
Partial Aggregation's Utility Monster
Devin Kalish
2mo
0
18
Global life satisfaction distribution
Vasco Grilo
2mo
0
1
EA is not based in Utilitarianism. Stop saying it is.
Bary Levi
1mo
2
5
Some non-utilitarian readings
banon
1mo
1
28
On the Philosophical Foundations of EA
mm6
3mo
9