Episode 118: Tyler Cowen discusses Stubborn Attachments
Elucidations12 Syys 2019

Episode 118: Tyler Cowen discusses Stubborn Attachments

In this episode, Tyler Cowen lays out an interesting normative ethical theory according to which we should be utilitarians, but with a twist: we should be utilitarians who care just as much about the humans of the future as we care about people now. Re-emphasizing our commitment to future people, he argues, has the effect of allowing us to embrace utilitarianism wholeheartedly without having to feel like we aren't doing enough. Why? The best way to make life better for future generations is to help bring about economic growth, and we have good reason to think that a lot of what we're already doing is pretty good for economic growth.

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Episode 95: Zed Adams discusses the genealogy of color

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Episode 94: Zsofia Zvolenszky discusses fictional names

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Episode 93: Barry Lam discusses obligations after death

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