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Brian Tomasik, Research Lead, Foundational Research Institute

  • Focus Area: Farm Animal Welfare
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    Published: October 06, 2016

    The Open Philanthropy Project spoke with Mr. Tomasik of FRI as part of its
    investigation into which types of beings should be of moral concern, and thus a
    potential target for the Open Philanthropy Project’s grantmaking. This conversation
    focused on one particular factor plausibly relevant to whether a being should be of
    moral concern or not — namely, whether that being is phenomenally conscious, and
    what the character of its conscious experience is. The conversation covered a wide
    range of topics, focusing on the arguments for and implications of Mr. Tomasik’s
    brand of panpsychism. See our full report on consciousness and moral patienthood
    for context.

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