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Dias comments on 'Effective Altruism' as utilitarian equivocation. - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: Dias 24 November 2013 06:35PM

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Comment author: Dias 24 November 2013 09:07:47PM 2 points [-]

it seems pretty clear that EA is about doing good by helping others.

I half agree... except they explicitly include "justice, fairness and/or other values" in the movement.. Perhaps Luke was not speaking on behalf of the movement there, but it was posted on their website without disclaimer.

Comment author: Nisan 25 November 2013 02:59:42AM 0 points [-]

Oh I see. I wonder what Luke meant by including justice and fairness in there.

Comment author: somervta 25 November 2013 05:35:09AM 2 points [-]

perhaps that increasing justice and fairness will help others.