Effective Altruism’s Philosopher King Just Wants to Be Practical
WEBSep 29, 2022 · Academic philosophers these days do not tend to be the subjects of overwhelming attention in the national media. The Oxford professor William MacAskill is a notable exception.
William MacAskill - Wikipedia
WEBWilliam David MacAskill (né Crouch; born 24 March 1987) [2] is a Scottish philosopher and author, as well as one of the originators of the effective altruism movement. [3][4][5] He was a Research Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute at the University of Oxford, co-founded Giving What We Can, the Centre for Effective Altruism and 80,000 ...
The Reluctant Prophet of Effective Altruism | The New Yorker
WEBAug 8, 2022 · The Oxford philosopher Amia Srinivasan, whom MacAskill considers a friend, wrote a decidedly mixed critique in the London Review of Books, calling MacAskill’s first book “a feel-good guide to...
William MacAskill
WEBHi - I'm Will MacAskill, a philosopher at the Global Priorities Institute, University of Oxford. My research focuses on moral uncertainty, utilitarianism, the foundations of effective altruism, and the ethics of future generations.
Will MacAskill - Effective altruism
WEBWill is an Associate Professor in Philosophy and Research Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute, Oxford and notable figure within the effective altruism movement.
Effective altruism - Wikipedia
WEBEffective altruism (EA) is a 21st-century philosophical and social movement that advocates impartially calculating benefits and prioritizing causes to provide the greatest good.
William MacAskill | University of Oxford - Academia.edu
WEBWilliam MacAskill, University of Oxford, Philosophy Department, Faculty Member. Studies Ethics, Applied Ethics, and Decision Theory. I am an Associate Professor of Philosophy Oxford University and Senior Research Fellow at the Global Priorities.
1 The Definition of Effective Altruism - Oxford Academic
WEBEffective altruism is a philosophy and social movement that uses evidence and reason to determine the most effective ways to benefit others. 22 We can see some commonalities among these definitions. 23 All invoke the idea of maximization, and all are about the achievement of some value, whether that’s the value of increasing wellbeing, or ...
Effective Altruism: Philosophical Issues | Oxford Academic
WEBSep 12, 2019 · In the present volume, the first of its kind, a group of internationally recognized philosophers, economists, and political theorists contribute in-depth explorations of issues that arise once one takes seriously the twin ideas of altruistic commitment and effectiveness.
Effective altruism was the favoured creed of Sam Bankman-Fried.
WEBDec 29, 2023 · Even more puzzling is how quickly effective altruism rose to prominence — it is barely a decade since a couple of young philosophers at the University of Oxford invented the term and started...
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