Executive summary: The post discusses how to have productive disagreements on moral philosophy, using an example conversation about veganism vs. reducitarianism.
Key points:
The comment thread demonstrates epistemic cooperation by clearly laying out beliefs, identifying cruxes, inviting clarifying questions, hedging factual claims, and acknowledging limits.
Sharing beliefs sincerely can be more constructive than justification when resolving philosophical disagreements.
The author plans to write about epistemics in EA more broadly but needed more time before an upcoming conference.
The example shows loving animals, not just utility, may help sustain veganism over reducitarianism.
Drawing a non-utilitarian ethical line against all animal products could increase commitment like child abuse taboos.
Utilitarian line-drawing on animal welfare tends to erode over time in the author’s experience.
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Executive summary: The post discusses how to have productive disagreements on moral philosophy, using an example conversation about veganism vs. reducitarianism.
Key points:
The comment thread demonstrates epistemic cooperation by clearly laying out beliefs, identifying cruxes, inviting clarifying questions, hedging factual claims, and acknowledging limits.
Sharing beliefs sincerely can be more constructive than justification when resolving philosophical disagreements.
The author plans to write about epistemics in EA more broadly but needed more time before an upcoming conference.
The example shows loving animals, not just utility, may help sustain veganism over reducitarianism.
Drawing a non-utilitarian ethical line against all animal products could increase commitment like child abuse taboos.
Utilitarian line-drawing on animal welfare tends to erode over time in the author’s experience.
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