Elon Musk’s favorite philosophy: the perils of longtermism

Elon Musk’s favorite philosophy: the perils of longtermism

On this episode of the podcast, Alina Utrata speaks with Emile Torres, a PhD candidate at Leibniz University Hannover and the author of the forthcoming book Human Extinction: A history of the Science and Ethics of Annihilation. They discuss their research into Elon Musk’s favorite philosophy, longtermism, and answer all your questions about the philosophy like: do longtermists really want to colonize space and create trillions of digital people? How does effective altruism, transhumanism and utilitarianism relate? Why do longtermists obsession with future people resemble the anti-abortion campaign? And are they related to the eugenicists? For all the reasons why you should be skeptical of What We Owe the Future, listen to this week’s episode of the Anti-Dystopians!


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You can follow Emile Torres on Twitter @xriskology, Alina Utrata @alinautrata and the Anti-Dystopians podcast @AntiDystopians.


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