The Evolution of Utilitarianism

A lot of utilitarians find a natural home in effective altruism that's correct yeah i think if you are a utilitarian it does follow that you want to be an effective altruist but the reverse doesn't follow. In all the circumstances where you don't have to kill an innocent human being to maximize good you can still act as a utilitarian right you can still do good. The only things of intrinsic value are states of mind so states of consciousness uh and that's really what matters, he says. He also discusses his non-objectivist views on moral values with co-author karajina rutnik.