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Thanks very much to everyone for your suggestions; class discussion was richer for them!
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What ethical duties do living humans have towards future generations? Seeking serious ideas to spark some discussion in my Effective Altruism class tomorrow....
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Transmitting coherent frameworks: intellectual, governmental, and moral. (But this presupposes prior coherent inheritances--not to say altogether rigid ones.)
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"Postmodernism says one may view society as the Moderns fault" "We fought upward from the Romantics mess" "WHAT?! NO! ENLIGHTENMENT A#*H)#%S DID IT!" "Verily Baroque religiosity caused this mess" "Twas the Rennaissance of pagan wickedness what caused it!" …
#WeDidntStartTheFire
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First and foremost, we owe them existence. We have to adopt strategies to not blow up.
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Collective always comes first. Ditto
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I feel immense obligation toward future generations. Especially after becoming a parent. I can't even begin to comprehend the amount of work, sacrifice, and suffering that went into me sitting on this couch today comfortable, healthy, and safe.
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Ensuring a habitable planet is available to them
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In which extent?
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No more or less than they do to past generations. The future isn't privileged.
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In a way the future is privileged because they can learn and not repeat the mistakes of the past.
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