Good Thoughts
Richard Y Chappell, Bentham's BulldogConsequentialist moral philosophy and analysis
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 259 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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Google Mosquitoes
I was excited to learn recently that Google has plans to debug Florida and California by releasing millions of “good bugs”—male mosquitos (which can’t bite or spread disease) that “have a naturally-occurring bacteria called Wolbachia which...
Against Paternalistic Claims of "Degradation"
And other purely metaphysical harms
One of the trickier questions in ethics is when (if ever) we’re justified in paternalistic judgments that another person has misidentified their own best interests. As an objective list theorist about we...
Abstract Benevolence as a Virtue
Many people find effective altruism emotionally unappealing. They find hands-on, locally-oriented volunteering more fulfilling, and may resent the suggestion that it would be even better to do things that help others more at the cost of bei...
Objections to effective altruism
I had a fun chat with this morning about the mysterious phenomenon of people objecting to effective altruism. I was a bit tired and rambly at times, but fortunately BB was on point—he even channeled willpower satisficing against me at one...
What is Unjust Discrimination?
Many people assume that “disparate impact” (across different demographic groups) suffices for unjust discrimination. I think this is mistaken, and we should instead accept an account that’s tied to treating people unfairly (failing to give...
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