A crucial consideration is a consideration that warrants a major reassessment of a cause or intervention. The concept was introduced by Nick Bostrom in a 2007 article[1] and applied in subsequent publications.[2][3] Related concepts Besides introducing the concept of a crucial consideration, Bostrom introduced two other related concepts. First, a crucial consideration component, or a consideration that is not itself a crucial consideration, but has the potential to become one when conjoined ...
