A general introduction to suffering-focused ethics (SFE). The piece presents various perspectives, the reasoning behind them and common objections.| Center for Reducing Suffering
1 post published by Magnus Vinding during September 2023| Magnus Vinding
This post is an attempt to write up what I consider a useful lesson about intellectual discourse. The lesson, in short, is that it is often helpful to control for a thinker’s big idea. That is, a p…| Magnus Vinding
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
Whether to push for an AI pause is a hotly debated question. This post contains some of my thoughts on the issue of AI pause and the discourse that surrounds it. Contents The motivation for an AI p…| Magnus Vinding
An earlier post of mine reviewed the most credible evidence I have managed to find regarding seemingly anomalous UFOs. My aim in this post is to mostly set aside the purported UFO evidence and to i…| Magnus Vinding