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Aug 8, 2022 · The Reluctant Prophet of Effective Altruism. William MacAskill’s movement set out to help the global poor. Now his followers fret about runaway A.I. Have they seen our threats clearly, or...
Aug 14, 2023 · MacAskill recounts that he used to believe that this meant focusing on the global poor, but others eventually persuaded him of longtermism. Although MacAskill states his aim was to ‘write the case for longtermism that would have convinced me a decade ago’ (p. 6), the book is clearly aimed at the general public, not academic philosophers.
Dec 14, 2018 · Sean Illing. Can you sum up the philosophy of effective altruism for people who aren’t familiar with it? William MacAskill. Sure. Effective altruism is about trying to use your time and money as...
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There were efforts in the 1970s to decrease global poverty and they were enormous, enormous failures because people didn't really know what they were doing. So my view is stay small and get better. Eventually, over time, we’re aiming for [a much larger movement].
Aug 10, 2022 · For MacAskill, a 35-year-old Scottish philosopher who co-founded a movement dedicated to doing the most good possible, the stakes of even mundane decisions can feel especially high. Yet when we...
Jun 15, 2023 · MacAskill takes seriously the deep empirical, evaluative and normative uncertainty that pertains to future-oriented decision-making. We do not know what will happen, nor how good or bad things will be, and there is persistent disagreement about what our moral guidelines ought to be.
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In a compelling talk about how to make the world better, moral philosopher Will MacAskill provides a framework for answering this question based on the philosophy of "effective altruism" -- and shares ideas for taking on three pressing global issues.
