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Introduction to suffering-focused ethics — EA Forum

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This text is a general introduction to suffering-focused ethics. We describe different types of suffering-focused ethical views and explain some of the reasons why we find suffering-focused views reasonable. We also bring up and discuss some common misunderstandings and objections, and briefly cover some practical implications. In essence, suffering-focused ethical views give a foremost priority to the reduction of suffering.[1] According to such views, there is something especially important or urgent about alleviating and preventing suffering. Usually, the primary concern is severe suffering rather than discomforts. A simple example of a clearly suffering-focused view is the view that our only moral obligation is to reduce suffering as much as we can. Yet there are many types of suffering-focused views, as we will see in the next section. For instance, there can be differences in how strongly suffering is prioritised, as well as differences in terms of which considerations besides su

Introduction to suffering-focused ethics — EA Forum Hide table of contents Introduction to suffering-focused ethics by Center for Reducing Suffering Aug 30 2024 27 min read 2 59 Animal welfare Cause prioritization Existential risk Philosophy Suffering-focused ethics Center for Reducing Suffering Moral philosophy Normative ethics Non-humans and the long-term future Opinion Pain and suffering Research S-risk Wild animal welfare Frontpage Introduction to suffering-focused ethics 1. The core of suffering-focused ethical views 2. Different types of suffering-focused views 2.1 Consequentialist views

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