AMA | February 2023
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
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Moral Strategies and Cosmic Considerations
This chapter examines the philosophical distinctions among moral strategies like utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics, emphasizing the optimization lens for ethical decision-making. It introduces the concept of satisficing and explores the complexities of decision-making in wealth distribution and future selves, alongside the impact of bounded reasoning. Additionally, the chapter connects these ideas to cosmic theories such as inflationary models and their implications for understanding life and the universe's timeline.
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