A general introduction to suffering-focused ethics (SFE). The piece presents various perspectives, the reasoning behind them and common objections.| Center for Reducing Suffering
By Simon Knutsson and Magnus Vinding August 22, 2024 1. The core of suffering-focused ethical views In essence, suffering-focused ethical views give a foremost priority to the reduction of suffering.[1] According to such views, there is something especially important or…| Simon Knutsson
Will we go extinct, or will we succeed in building a flourishing utopia? Discussions about the future trajectory of humanity often center around these two possibilities, which tends to ignore that survival does not always imply utopian outcomes, or that outcomes where humans go extinct could differ tremendously in how much suffering they contain.| Center on Long-Term Risk
The psychological appeal of salient events and risks can be a major hurdle to optimal altruistic priorities and impact. My aim in this post is to outline a few reasons to approach our intuitive fas…| Magnus Vinding
By Simon Knutsson Published May 29, 2021; minor updates August 16, 2021 Summary I list activities that could be parts of a path to human extinction. I think the most effective activity is influencing policy. Many policies might matter for…| Simon Knutsson