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Discussion: Moral (Anti-)Realism

Get ready for an interesting meeting considering the question of moral realismmoral anti-realism, and how moral uncertainty affects reasoning in effective altruism! The discussion meeting will take place on February 9th, from 17:30 to 18:30 in room M3-17A of McLennan Library .

Please read the following to prepare for the discussion; 1-3 provide background information and 4-6 expand the idea:

  1. Moral Realism from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

  2. Moral Anti-Realism from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

  3. Moral Uncertainty: What Kind of 'Should' is Involved? by Michael Aird on Lesswrong

  4. Tensions Between Moral Anti-Realism and Effective Altruism by Spencer Greenberg on Optimize Everything

  5. Could Evolution Have Selected for Moral Realism? by John Maxwell on Lesswrong

  6. Moral Realism and AI Alignment by Caspar on The Universe from an Intentional Stance

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Co-Working Session