morality
never really thought about these things but it was in scott alexander's survey recently and so I had to google this stuff. leaving here for my own memory / general education
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequentialism
In ethical philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for judgment about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right act (or omission from acting) is one that will produce a good outcome
Consequentialism is usually contrasted with deontological ethics (or deontology), in that deontology, in which rules and moral duty are central, derives the rightness or wrongness of one's conduct from the character of the behaviour itself rather than the outcomes of the conduct. It is also contrasted with virtue ethics, which focuses on the character of the agent rather than on the nature or consequences of the act (or omission) itself, and pragmatic ethics which treats morality like science: advancing collectively as a society over the course of many lifetimes, such that any moral criterion is subject to revision.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/repugnant-conclusion/ - quite interesting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contractualism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_law
https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/some-criticisms-of-effective-altruism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consequentialism
In ethical philosophy, consequentialism is a class of normative, teleological ethical theories that holds that the consequences of one's conduct are the ultimate basis for judgment about the rightness or wrongness of that conduct. Thus, from a consequentialist standpoint, a morally right act (or omission from acting) is one that will produce a good outcome
Consequentialism is usually contrasted with deontological ethics (or deontology), in that deontology, in which rules and moral duty are central, derives the rightness or wrongness of one's conduct from the character of the behaviour itself rather than the outcomes of the conduct. It is also contrasted with virtue ethics, which focuses on the character of the agent rather than on the nature or consequences of the act (or omission) itself, and pragmatic ethics which treats morality like science: advancing collectively as a society over the course of many lifetimes, such that any moral criterion is subject to revision.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utilitarianism
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/repugnant-conclusion/ - quite interesting.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contractualism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_law
https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/some-criticisms-of-effective-altruism