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Intro to Longtermism - Fin Moorhouse

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‘Longtermism’ refers to a set of ethical views concerned about protecting and improving the long-run future. Although concern for the long-run future is not a new idea, only recently has a serious intellectual project emerged around it — asking whether it is legitimate, and what it implies. Can we plausibly influence the very long-run future? If so, how important could it be that we do what we can to improve its prospects? To these questions, an increasing number of apparently sensible people are answering: “yes we can, and very”. If we discover that there are things we can do to improve how things turn out very far into the future, that doing so is extremely important, and that we’re not currently taking those opportunities — then longtermism would turn out to matter a great deal. You might also want to learn more about longtermism because it could end up influencing decision-making, whether or not it’s true or important. If you’re into effective altruism, you might want to know why a

Intro to Longtermism - Fin Moorhouse Intro to Longtermism Published 26 January 2021 Back to writing Contents (click to toggle) 9,564 words • 48 min read Contents 9,564 words • 48 min read Back to top ↑ Note p]:my-1"> You can now read this introduction to longtermism on effectivealtruism.org . This essay has now been translated to Turkish and French . ‘Longtermism’ refers to a set of ethical views concerned about protecting and improving the long-run future. Although concern for the long-run future is not a new idea, only recently has a serious intellectual project emerged around it — ask

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