Andreas Mogensen

Andreas Mogensen, a Senior Research Fellow at Oxford's Global Priorities Institute, explores the intersection of effective altruism and various ethical theories. He argues that you don't have to be a utilitarian to embrace effective altruism, detailing his lean towards deontological ethics. The discussion highlights the importance of a 'principle of beneficence' in addressing preventable suffering, and dives into the ethical complexities of moral obligations to future generations versus immediate needs. Mogensen's insights invite listeners to reevaluate their moral reasoning in altruism.

Philosopher Andreas Mogensen discusses how to resist the Fading Qualia Argument by challenging the idea of substrate-independent consciousness. He critiques the argument, explores the link between consciousness and vagueness in neural activity structure.