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First Sentence

"The problem of suffering is the greatest problem of all."

Table of Contents

Introduction. 1
Part I: The Case for Suffering-Focused Ethics
1: Asymmetries Between Happiness and Suffering. 13
2: Happiness as the Absence of Suffering. 39
3: Creating Happiness at the Price of Suffering Is Wrong. 52
4: The Principle of Sympathy for Intense Suffering. 60
5: A Moral Realist Case for Minimizing Extreme Suffering. 75
6: Other Arguments for Focusing on Suffering. 93
7: Biases Against Focusing on Suffering. 111
8: Objections Against Focusing on Suffering. 141
Part II: How Can We Best Reduce Suffering?
9: Uncertainty Is Big. 185
10: We Should Be Cooperative. 205
11: Non-Human Animals and Expansion of the Moral Circle. 214
12: Promoting Concern for Suffering. 228
13: The Abolitionist Project. 239
14: Reducing S-Risks. 247
15: Donating to Reduce Suffering. 256
16: Researching the Question. 261
17: The Importance of Self-Investment. 266
18: What You Can Do. 273
Recommended Websites. 277
Acknowledgments. 278
Bibliography. 280

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2020

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128.4 V781s

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OL38244000M
ISBN 13
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