EA researcher rebuts philosopher: utilitarianism is not effective altruism
davidmanheim · x · 2026-10-05
- David Manheim pushed back on philosopher John Tasioulas for conflating utilitarianism with effective altruism: overlap does not imply identity.
- Citing the 2019 EA Survey, he notes most EAs are utilitarians, but non-utilitarian EAs and non-EA utilitarians both exist.
- On Tasioulas's claim that EA is "not highly esteemed" in philosophy, Manheim asks for data, noting the 2020 PhilPapers Survey never asked the question and opinions likely shift over time.
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