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A longtermist critique of “The expected value of extinction risk reduction is positive”
antimonyanthony
1y
10
88
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
79
Shelly Kagan - readings for Ethics and the Future seminar (spring 2021)
james
1y
7
71
Confused about "making people happy" vs. "making happy people"
tobiasleenaert
5mo
46
57
Descriptive Population Ethics and Its Relevance for Cause Prioritization
David_Althaus
4y
9
54
Why do you find the Repugnant Conclusion repugnant?
Will Bradshaw
1y
63
53
What We Owe the Past
Austin
7mo
19
47
Critical summary of Meacham’s "Person-Affecting Views and Saturating Counterpart Relations"
Ardenlk
1y
31
47
Teruji Thomas, 'The Asymmetry, Uncertainty, and the Long Term'
Pablo
3y
6
46
Defending the Procreation Asymmetry with Conditional Interests
MichaelStJules
3y
13
42
Are You Sure You Want To Donate To The Against Malaria Foundation?
MichaelPlant
6y
48
37
The problem with person-affecting views
Jack Malde
2y
22
31
The Impossibility of a Satisfactory Population Prospect Axiology
EJT
1y
12
79
Minimalist extended very repugnant conclusions are the least repugnant
Teo Ajantaival
1mo
0
48
Spears & Budolfson, 'Repugnant conclusions'
Pablo
1y
15
36
The Repugnant Conclusion Isn't
AppliedDivinityStudies
3mo
24
35
The repugnant conclusion is not a problem for the total view
Luca Stocco
4mo
11
31
GiveWell's Charity Recommendations Require Taking a Controversial Stance on Population Ethics
MichaelDickens
6y
53
20
Confidence in the premises of the Repugnant Conclusion - results from a small survey
Vasco Grilo
2mo
2
12
What is your confidence in the premises of the Repugnant Conclusion?
Vasco Grilo
3mo
8
5
Is the reasoning of the Repugnant Conclusion valid?
Adithya
8mo
16
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
2
Does Effective Altruism Lead to the Altruistic Repugnant Conclusion?
RandomEA
5y
14
1
Reducing existential risks or wild animal suffering?
4y
25