longtermism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An ethical theory, generally associated with effective altruism, which prioritizes improving the conditions of the long-term or distant future, rather than focusing exclusively on the near term (as in neartermism).
Synonym of long-termism (“concentration on long-term goals rather than short-term security or advantage”).

longtermism long-termism

From long-term + -ism.

long-termism

neartermism

long-term longtermist extinctionism short-termism

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