Explores the three major theories of well-being, or what makes a life good for the individual living it: hedonism, desire theory, and objective list theory.| Utilitarianism.net
Note added August 2022: Our approach to moral weights has changed over the past several years, as has our list of top charities. As a result, the page below may be out-of-date.| GiveWell
A summary of a new report: why it's time to start taking action now to prepare for potential AI sentience| experiencemachines.substack.com
Published February 17, 2023; follow-up added at the end of the text on March 12, 2023 By Simon Knutsson Roger Thisdell is a meditation teacher and was in a master’s programme in Epistemology, Ethics and Philosophy of Mind at The…| Simon Knutsson
After defining utilitarianism, this chapter offers a detailed analysis of its four key elements (consequentialism, welfarism, impartiality, and aggregationism). It explains the difference between maximizing, satisficing, and scalar utilitarianism, and other important distinctions between utilitarian theories.| Utilitarianism.net