Understanding cause-neutrality

Abstract

The term “cause-neutrality” has been used for at least four concepts: cause-impartiality, cause-agnosticism, cause-divergence, and cause-generality. Cause-impartiality means selecting causes based on impartial estimates of impact. Cause-agnosticism means uncertainty about how investments in different causes compare in terms of impact. Cause-divergent investments are cause-specific investments in multiple causes. Cause-general investment has a wide scope and can affect any cause. The article analyzes the concepts and discusses the value of cause-impartiality, cause-agnosticism, cause-divergence, and cause-generality. – AI-generated abstract.