Philosophy Bites

William MacAskill on Longtermism

Mar 9, 2023

22:23

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I'm a Vegetarian and Vegan, and I'd Like to Ask You a Non-Phoetic Question

03:20

How Much Long-Termism Is Better Than 1%?

01:32

What Is the Repugnant Conclusion?

02:01

Introduction

2min

Why Should We Discount Future Lives?

3min

The Importance of Long-Termism

3min

How Much Long-Termism Is Better Than 1%?

2min

Climate Change

3min

What Is the Repugnant Conclusion?

2min

What Is the Critical Level?

3min

Are We Above the Critical Level?

2min

I'm a Vegetarian and Vegan, and I'd Like to Ask You a Non-Phoetic Question

3min

In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds interviews Will MacAskill on the controversial idea that we ought to give the interests of future people substantial weight when deciding what we ought to do now.

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Philosophy Bites

William MacAskill on Longtermism

I'm a Vegetarian and Vegan, and I'd Like to Ask You a Non-Phoetic Question

How Much Long-Termism Is Better Than 1%?

What Is the Repugnant Conclusion?

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