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SUMMARY: Lunch Discussion: What Do We Owe the Future?
DESCRIPTION: It’s common to speak of duties to our children and grandchildr
en\, but what might we owe to people living even further into the future? H
ow might those duties shape our priorities today\, given how vast the futur
e could be? Please join HLS Effective Altruism for a lunch discussion of Wi
lliam MacAskill’s recent guest essay in […]
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It's common to speak of duties to our ch
ildren and grandchildren\, but what might we owe to people living even furt
her into the future? How might those duties shape our priorities today\, gi
ven how vast the future could be?
Please join HLS Effe
ctive Altruism for a lunch discussion of William MacAskill's recent guest e
ssay in The New York Times\, "
The Case for Longtermism." We'll
discuss MacAskill's thesis that protecting the interests of future generati
ons ought to be among our top priorities\, potential objections and counter
arguments\, and possible implications for law students\, lawyers\, and poli
cymakers.
Learn more
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For a deeper dive into the issues we'll be discussing\, we recomm
end MacAskill's recent
book and
interview with Ezra Klein about the
same topic.
About us
HLS E
ffective Altruism is a community of law students interested in using eviden
ce and careful reasoning to take actions to confront the world’s most press
ing problems\, including extreme poverty and existential risks from emergin
g technologies. Our events are open to all members of the Harvard community
. Learn more and join our mailing list by visiting our
website.
If
you or an event participant require disability-related accommodations for a
ny event at HLS\, please contact Accessibility Services\, at
accessibility@law.harvard.edu or 617-4
95-8773\, in advance of the event.
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