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December 28, 2022July 7, 2024Blog

2022 Roundup

Since 2010, I’ve done yearly personal updates, which I have always found to be both enjoyable and illuminating. So I thought I’d […]

August 28, 2022July 7, 2024Blog

Problems with the Total View of Population Ethics

The Total View suggests that we should seek to maximise total wellbeing, including by creating new lives. There are problems with the Total View that have concerning implications in practice.

June 8, 2022July 7, 2024Blog

Causality is so much harder than we normally think

I was listening to a podcast recently that talked about how people’s family situations and upbringings affected how they turned out. It […]

April 14, 2022September 30, 2024Blog

Why I started this site

Update (as at Sep 2024): While this post still reflects why I started this site, my reasons for continuing it have changed. […]

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