Longtermism Ethical Framework
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A Longtermism Ethical Framework is an ethical framework that prioritizes long-term future outcomes over near-term considerations.
- AKA: Longtermist Framework, Future-Oriented Ethics Framework, Long-Term Consequentialism Framework.
- Context:
- It can typically emphasize existential risk mitigation through future impact analysis.
- It can typically justify present sacrifices for future benefits.
- It can often conflict with near-term suffering and current justice.
- It can often require population ethics and intergenerational reasoning.
- It can range from being a Weak Longtermism Ethical Framework to being a Strong Longtermism Ethical Framework, depending on its priority strength.
- It can range from being a Person-Affecting Longtermism Ethical Framework to being a Total View Longtermism Ethical Framework, depending on its population scope.
- It can range from being a Risk-Focused Longtermism Ethical Framework to being a Progress-Focused Longtermism Ethical Framework, depending on its intervention type.
- It can range from being a Democratic Longtermism Ethical Framework to being a Technocratic Longtermism Ethical Framework, depending on its governance approach.
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- Examples:
- AI Safety Longtermism Ethical Frameworks, such as:
- Biosecurity Longtermism Ethical Frameworks, such as:
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- Counter-Examples:
- Presentist Ethical Framework, which prioritizes current generations.
- Virtue Ethics Framework, which focuses on character development over outcomes.
- Deontological Framework, which emphasizes moral rules over consequences.
- See: Ethical Framework, Consequentialism, Effective Altruism, Existential Risk, Future Generations, Population Ethics, Derek Parfit Philosophy, Nick Bostrom Philosophy, Utilitarianism.