The Socratic Sessions David Edmonds on Derek Parfit's 'Harmless Torturers': The Ethics of Accumulative Suffering
🔍 Overview: In this clip, David Edmonds explores Derek Parfit's thought-provoking 'Harmless Torturers' thought experiment, exploring the ethical implications of how numerous individuals causing small amounts of suffering via their accumulative effects could collectively be as harmful as a single person causing significant suffering.
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