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An Introduction to the Moral Weight Project

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Outline · 57 paragraphs

  1. Key Takeaways¶1
  2. An Introduction to the Moral Weight Project¶7
  3. DALYs-averted and “moral weight discounts”¶10
  4. Crucial concepts: capacity for welfare and welfare ranges¶26
  5. Welfare ranges + species-relative welfare assessments = DALY-equivalents averted¶38
  6. How could we estimate relative welfare ranges?¶48
  7. Acknowledgments¶55