I never read Nick’s thesis. I’m curious if there are particular sections you can point to that might give me a sense of why it was influential on you? I have a vague sense that it’s primarily mathematical population ethics calculations or something, and I’m guessing I might be wrong.
Yes, I would also particularly recommend the early sections on metaethics. Later parts are also good if you actually want to pass the Ideological Turing Test against long-termism. He spends a lot of time with the person affecting view :)
I never read Nick’s thesis. I’m curious if there are particular sections you can point to that might give me a sense of why it was influential on you? I have a vague sense that it’s primarily mathematical population ethics calculations or something, and I’m guessing I might be wrong.
Chapter 2 in particular is slightly broader, and motivates some general EA/consequentialist questions. There are technical bits throughout, but I enjoyed reading it. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxuYmVja3N0ZWFkfGd4OjExNDBjZTcwNjMxMzRmZGE
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Yes, I would also particularly recommend the early sections on metaethics. Later parts are also good if you actually want to pass the Ideological Turing Test against long-termism. He spends a lot of time with the person affecting view :)