Ethical Decision Making

Sean discusses the concept of optimizing decisions based on a single scalar value in ethical frameworks like utilitarianism, contrasting it with deontological and virtue ethics approaches. He explores the idea that all decision-making processes can be viewed as maximizing some quantity, shedding light on the complexities of ethical reasoning in a multi-agent world.

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Mindscape Ask Me Anything, Sean Carroll | February 2023
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- I have a question about the episode The problem with optimizing our lives (w/ Barry Schwartz and Coco Krumme) and the clip Maximizing vs. Satisficing regarding maximizers in the context of the choice paradox.
- I have a question about the episode The problem with optimizing our lives (w/ Barry Schwartz and Coco Krumme) and the clip Maximizing vs. Satisficing in the context of maximizers and the choice paradox.