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Utopian Enemies of the Better
Lesser evils should be preferred over greater ones
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Richard Y Chappell
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The Profoundest Error in Population Ethics
Confused metaphysical dismissals of future-inclusive beneficence
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Richard Y Chappell
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Harman, Harm, and the Non-Identity Problem
On intrinsic harms and welfare comparisons
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Richard Y Chappell
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Against Conditional Beneficence
People aren't like Promises
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10
Death, Extinction, and the Epicurean Fallacy
Your life is (I hope!) better than nothing
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Richard Y Chappell
34
Accepting Merely Comparative Harms
They may still be better than nothing
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Richard Y Chappell
27
Don't Valorize the Void
Center What Positively Matters
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Richard Y Chappell
38
A Multiplicative Model of Value Pluralism
How do distinct kinds of value combine?
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Richard Y Chappell
24
Puzzles for Everyone
Leaving details blank is not a theoretical virtue
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Richard Y Chappell
39
The Nietzschean Challenge to Effective Altruism
What if excellence is more important than comfort?
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12
"Double or Nothing" Existence Gambles
Are they best resisted via Risk Aversion, Diminishing Marginal Value, or Partiality?
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23
The Birth of Population Ethics
Parfit in seven parts: Part VI
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