How Much is Rule-Consequentialism Really Willing to Give Up to Save the Future of Humanity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12228189 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrick Kaczmarek (0000-0002-7488-1897, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 239-249 |
| Publication date | 2016-11-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Utilitas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0953-8208 • E-ISSN: 1741-6183 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0953820816000352 |
| OpenAlex | W2554231068 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Brad Hooker argues that the cost of inculcating in everyone the prevent disaster rule places a limit on its demandingness. My aim in this article is show that this is not true of existential risk reduction. However, this does not spell trouble for the reason that removing persistent global harms significantly improves our long-run chances of survival. We can expect things to get better, not worse, for our population
Consequentialism · Economics · Epistemology · Existentialism · Humanity · Law and economics · Limit (mathematics · Political science · Population · Positive economics · Sociology · Spell · Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems · Law · Mathematics · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0.43 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |