Hyperreals offer an important approach to infinite ethics! But I'm not convinced that they are a "proof of concept" that there is a good solution, definitely not convinced they're better than other approaches, and unclear on what progress they help us make. 2/n
Aug 29 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
This is a fantastic article. In my view, the issue is both more important and easier to solve than many of my colleagues. A short thread about why 1/n
Three reasons why the issue is important: 1) An economic function of universities is to help employers distinguish between people who are succeeding and people who aren't. If professors don't do this job, the value of universities is diminished; 2/n
Jun 12, 2023 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
This is a stunningly rich paper, which seems to me a real achievement in this area. A brief thread 🧵 1/8
philpapers.org/rec/THOTAU
The paper treats "the asymmetry", the view "that, while we ought to avoid creating additional bad lives, there is no requirement to create additional good ones."
I find this view quite plausible, so I've wanted to see how it could be developed more systematically. 2/8
