On infinite ethics - Joe Carlsmith

Infinities puncture the dream of a simple, bullet-biting utilitarianism. But they're everyone's problem.

On infinite ethics - Joe Carlsmith On infinite ethics Contents hide Summary: I. The importance of the infinite II. On “locations” of value III. Problems for totalism IV. Infinite fanatics V. The impossibility of what we want VI. Ordinal rankings aren’t enough VII. Something about averages? VIII. New ways of representing infinite quantities? IX. Something about expanding regions of space-time? X. Weight people by simplicity? XI. What’s the most bullet-biting hedonistic utilitarian response we can think of? XII. Bigger infinities and other exotica XIII. Maybe infinities are just not a thing? XIV

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