Great post, thanks for writing this up! I’m especially impressed by the compilation and description of different types of motivating emotions, seems quite comprehensive and very relatable to me.
I have one question about a minor-ish point you make:
“This isn’t the case for everyone: some people may arrive at EA following a series of rational arguments void of strong emotional appeals.”
I’ve been wondering about that sort of reasoning quite a bit in the past (often in response to something an EA-minded person said). How can you arrive at EA-ish conclusions and goals solely through a serious of rational arguments? Do you not need emotions to feature at some point in order to define and justify how and why you seek to “make the world a better place”? (In other words: How can you arrive at the “ought” solely through rational argument?)
Great post, thanks for writing this up! I’m especially impressed by the compilation and description of different types of motivating emotions, seems quite comprehensive and very relatable to me.
I have one question about a minor-ish point you make:
“This isn’t the case for everyone: some people may arrive at EA following a series of rational arguments void of strong emotional appeals.”
I’ve been wondering about that sort of reasoning quite a bit in the past (often in response to something an EA-minded person said). How can you arrive at EA-ish conclusions and goals solely through a serious of rational arguments? Do you not need emotions to feature at some point in order to define and justify how and why you seek to “make the world a better place”? (In other words: How can you arrive at the “ought” solely through rational argument?)