I think Torture vs Dust Specks is really just Eliezer being coy about prioritarianism, as an analogous issue not known by that name emerges from prioritarian maths.
Could you clarify what you mean when you say that Eliezer is “being coy about” prioritarianism?
As for me, I’d never heard of prioritarianism before; having just read the wikipedia article (which does have some style disclaimers and “citation needed”s, so perhaps is not the ideal source), I don’t think it addresses either of my objections. It does at least attempt to capture some of my intuitions about the Specks vs. Torture case.
I think Torture vs Dust Specks is really just Eliezer being coy about prioritarianism, as an analogous issue not known by that name emerges from prioritarian maths.
Could you clarify what you mean when you say that Eliezer is “being coy about” prioritarianism?
As for me, I’d never heard of prioritarianism before; having just read the wikipedia article (which does have some style disclaimers and “citation needed”s, so perhaps is not the ideal source), I don’t think it addresses either of my objections. It does at least attempt to capture some of my intuitions about the Specks vs. Torture case.