Cluelessness

Cluelessness

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This list draws heavily from Shelly Kagan's Ethics and the Future readings

Resources

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Evidence, cluelessness, and the long term - Hilary Greaves - EA Forum

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Lenman, “Consequentialism and Cluelessness” (29 pages)

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Greaves, “Cluelessness” (18 pages)

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Mogensen, “Maximal Cluelessness” (22 pages)

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MacAskill and Mogensen, “The Paralysis Argument,” section 3.1 (2 pages)

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Charity Cost-Effectiveness in an Uncertain World – Center on Long-Term Risk

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Why Charities Usually Don't Differ Astronomically in Expected Cost-Effectiveness

Other topics to check out

Longtermism

Longtermism

Introduction to the concept of longtermism and a philosophical definition

Moral uncertainty

Moral uncertainty

Moral uncertainty

How do we approach decision making when we lack certainty in any one moral theory?