OK, then since most EAs (and philosophers, and the world) think that other things like overall well-being matter it’s misleading to suggest that by valuing saving overall good lives they are failing to achieve a shared goal of negative utilitarianism (which they reject).
I’m confused and your 4 points only make me feel I’m missing something embarrassingly obvious.
Where did I suggest that valuing saving overall good lives means we are failing to achieve a shared goal of negative utilitarianism? In the first paragraph of my post and the part you seem to think is misleading I thought I specifically suggested exactly the opposite.
And yes, negative utilitarianism is a useful ethical theory that nonetheless many EAs and philosophers will indeed reject given particular real-world circumstances. And I wholeheartedly agree. This is a whole different topic though, so I feel like you’re getting at something others think is obvious that I’m clearly missing.
OK, then since most EAs (and philosophers, and the world) think that other things like overall well-being matter it’s misleading to suggest that by valuing saving overall good lives they are failing to achieve a shared goal of negative utilitarianism (which they reject).
I’m confused and your 4 points only make me feel I’m missing something embarrassingly obvious.
Where did I suggest that valuing saving overall good lives means we are failing to achieve a shared goal of negative utilitarianism? In the first paragraph of my post and the part you seem to think is misleading I thought I specifically suggested exactly the opposite.
And yes, negative utilitarianism is a useful ethical theory that nonetheless many EAs and philosophers will indeed reject given particular real-world circumstances. And I wholeheartedly agree. This is a whole different topic though, so I feel like you’re getting at something others think is obvious that I’m clearly missing.