I think the vast majority of people making decisions about public policy or who to vote for either arenât ethically impartial, or theyâre âspotlightingâ, as you put it. I expect the kind of bracketing Iâd endorse upon reflection to look pretty different from such decision-making.
But suppose I want to know who of two candidates to vote for, and Iâd like to incorporate impartial ethics into that decision. What do I do then?
That said, maybe youâre thinking of this point I mentioned to you on a call
Hmm, I donât recall this; another Eli perhaps? : )
@Eli Roseđ¸ I think Anthony is referring to a call he and I had :)
@Anthony DiGiovanni I think I meant more like there was a justification of the basic intuition bracketing is trying to capture as being similar to how someone might make decisions in their life, where we may also be clueless about many of the effects of moving home or taking a new job, but still move forward. But I could be misremembering! Just read your comment more carefully and I think youâre right that this conversation is what I was thinking of.
But suppose I want to know who of two candidates to vote for, and Iâd like to incorporate impartial ethics into that decision. What do I do then?
Hmm, I donât recall this; another Eli perhaps? : )
@Eli Roseđ¸ I think Anthony is referring to a call he and I had :)
@Anthony DiGiovanni
I think I meant more like there was a justification of the basic intuition bracketing is trying to capture as being similar to how someone might make decisions in their life, where we may also be clueless about many of the effects of moving home or taking a new job, but still move forward. But I could be misremembering!Just read your comment more carefully and I think youâre right that this conversation is what I was thinking of.Oh woops didnât look at parent comment, haah