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Rationally Speaking #181 - William MacAskill on "Moral Uncertainty"

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The Argument for Moral Uncertainty

The main alternative view among philosophers is the view that under model uncertainty, you ought to do what's actually about. I feel like philosophers are answering a different question when they say "what should I" with imperfect reasoning and moral knowledge do. Do you have an answer to that? It can fit in the very short remaining time we have. Honestly, I don't actually. I think there's a few plausible things you can say. There's just there has to be some objective element.

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