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Mathematical Metaphysics Institute

www.mathematicalmetaphysics.org · organization

Research institute searching for a mathematical basis for metaphysics and metaethics.

Leadership

Team

4 people

source, Oct 2026

Technical AI safety researchOther

Received
$731,000
from 2 funders
Grants
5
Funders
2
Years active
2024–26

Grants over time

$0$200K$400K$600K202420252026
Jaan TallinnDustin Moskovitz

Biggest funders

Jaan Tallinn$649,00089%4
Dustin Moskovitz$82,00011%1

Reviews

Zvi Mowshowitz · nonprofits.zone · full post · Nov 26, 2025

Confidence: Low, Funding needs: Low

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Alex Zhu has run iterations of the Math & Metaphysics Symposia, which had some excellent people in attendance, and intends partly to do more things of that nature. He thinks eastern philosophy contains much wisdom relevant to developing a future ‘decision-theoretic basis of metaethics’ and plans on an 8+ year project to do that.

I’ve seen plenty of signs that the whole thing is rather bonkers, but also strong endorsements from a bunch of people I trust that there is good stuff here, and the kind of crazy that is sometimes crazy enough to work. So there’s a lot of upside. If you think this kind of approach has a chance of working, this could be very exciting. For additional information, you can see this google doc.

To donate, message Alex at alex@mathematicalmetaphysics.org.

Grants received

Date ↓FunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Sep 2026Dustin MoskovitzSurvival and Flourishing Fund$82,000FoundationssffGeneral support
Sep 2026Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$44,000FoundationssffGeneral support
Sep 2025Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$85,000FoundationssffGeneral support
Oct 30, 2024Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$260,000FoundationssffGeneral support
Mar 13, 2024Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$260,000Otherjaan_onlineGeneral support