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Longtermism

Longtermism is the ethical view that positively influencing the long-term future is a key moral priority. It is an important concept in effective altruism and a primary motivation for efforts that aim to reduce existential risks to humanity.

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Longtermism

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related to Further reading · 78
Longtermism → An Introductory Anthology, Animal-Inclusive Longtermism, Australasian Journal, Balfour, BBC Future, Beckstead, Benjamin, Cargill, Cause, Christian, Cowen, Data, David, Dylan, Effective Altruism, Essays, Ezra, Ezra Klein, Fin, FIRST
related to history · 17
Longtermism → Derek Parfit, Earth, Gayanashagowa, Iroquois Confederacy, Jonathan Schell, Nick Beckstead, Nick Bostrom, Oxford, Persons, Reasons, The, The Fate, These, This, Toby Ord, While, William MacAskill
related to Definition · 11
Longtermism → Existential Risk, Future, He, Humanity, In, It, Ord, Philosopher William MacAskill, The Precipice, Toby Ord, Working
related to Deprioritization of immediate issues · 10
Longtermism → Advocates, An, Another, Anthropologist Vincent Ialenti, Critics, Elizabeth, Far-Future Priority Objection, For, Hupfer, Preparing
has effect · 7
Longtermism → Future, He, In, MacAskill, Moreover, What We Owe, William MacAskill
related to Existential risks · 7
Longtermism → An, Consequently, Examples, Proponents, Reducing, This, Toby Ord
related to External links · 6
Longtermism → Far Future, Glimpse Into, Kurzgesagt, Last Human, Online, YouTube
related to Moral theory · 6
Longtermism → Consequentialist, For, He, However, Toby Ord, Utilitarianism
related to Reliance on small probabilities of large payoffs · 6
Longtermism → Advocates, From, Others, Pascal's, Some, Such
related to Overstatement of human control over the longterm future · 4
Longtermism → He, Hyde, Longtermists, William MacAskill

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future may time moral macaskill risks value present generations view long-term people also existential history william humanity positively human ord

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Longtermismis aethical view that positively influencing the long-term future is a key moral priority0.90text
randomized controlled trials to analyze existential risksinstance ofBecause it is generally infeasible to use traditional research techniques0.80text
researchers such as Nick Bostrom have used methods such as expert opinion elicitation to estimate their importanceinstance ofBecause it is generally infeasible to use traditional research techniques0.80text
Derek Parfit in his 1984 book Reasonsinstance ofThese ideas have re-emerged in contemporary thought with thinkers0.80text
Personsinstance ofThese ideas have re-emerged in contemporary thought with thinkers0.80text
and Jonathan Schell in his 1982 book The Fate of the Earthinstance ofThese ideas have re-emerged in contemporary thought with thinkers0.80text
utilitarianism may generally be sympathetic to longtermism since whatever the theory considers morally valuableinstance ofConsequentialist moral theories0.80text
there is likely going to be much more of it in the future than in the present.Howeverinstance ofConsequentialist moral theories0.80text
other non-consequentialist moral frameworks may also inspire longtermisminstance ofConsequentialist moral theories0.80text
Longtermismhas effectIn0.60section
Longtermismhas effectWhat We Owe0.60section
Longtermismhas effectFuture0.60section

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