Would also recommend this post discussing the part of Michael Plant’s thesis discussing some philosophical issues in cause prioritisation: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/bZBzvJfgShwF9LuLH/doing-good-badly-michael-plant-s-thesis-chapters-5-6-on
And my post titled “EA cause areas are just areas where great interventions should be easier to find”, inspired by the ideas from Michael Plant’s thesis: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Gch5fAqY3L66eAbDP/ea-cause-areas-are-just-areas-where-great-interventions
Would also recommend this post discussing the part of Michael Plant’s thesis discussing some philosophical issues in cause prioritisation: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/bZBzvJfgShwF9LuLH/doing-good-badly-michael-plant-s-thesis-chapters-5-6-on
And my post titled “EA cause areas are just areas where great interventions should be easier to find”, inspired by the ideas from Michael Plant’s thesis: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/Gch5fAqY3L66eAbDP/ea-cause-areas-are-just-areas-where-great-interventions