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#182 – Bob Fischer on comparing the welfare of humans, chickens, pigs, octopuses, bees, and more

80,000 Hours Podcast

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Quantifying Welfare: The Moral Weights Framework

This chapter discusses the Moral Weights project, which aims to quantify and compare the welfare of humans and animals. It emphasizes the complexities of measuring well-being across species, highlighting the importance of establishing a common scale for altruistic interventions. The conversation also explores the 'capacity for welfare' and its implications for assessing and improving welfare across different beings.

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