DiscoverConsistently Candid#13 Aaron Bergman and Max Alexander debate the Very Repugnant Conclusion
#13 Aaron Bergman and Max Alexander debate the Very Repugnant Conclusion

#13 Aaron Bergman and Max Alexander debate the Very Repugnant Conclusion

Update: 2024-09-08
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In this episode, Aaron Bergman and Max Alexander are back to battle it out for the philosophy crown, while I (attempt to) moderate. They discuss the Very Repugnant Conclusion, which, in the words of Claude, "posits that a world with a vast population living lives barely worth living could be considered ethically inferior to a world with an even larger population, where most people have extremely high quality lives, but a significant minority endure extreme suffering." Listen to the end to hear my uninformed opinion on who's right.

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#13 Aaron Bergman and Max Alexander debate the Very Repugnant Conclusion

#13 Aaron Bergman and Max Alexander debate the Very Repugnant Conclusion

Sarah Hastings-Woodhouse