Effective altruism

William MacAskill; Theron Gene Pummer

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Effective altruism

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This entry looks at effective altruism, defining it as the project of using evidence and reason to try to find out how to do the most good, and on this basis trying to do the most good, without violating any side‐constraints. It looks at what that project does and does not exclude. The entry then considers and rejects some reasons someone might have for thinking that effective altruism should not be a significant part of their life.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The International Encyclopedia of Ethics
Editors	Hugh LaFollette
Place of Publication	Chichester
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN (Electronic)	9781444367072
ISBN (Print)	9781405186414
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444367072.wbiee883
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2020

Keywords

Aggregation
Animal ethics
Charity
Consequentialism
Effective altruism
Future generations
Global poverty
Impartiality
Incommensurabilty
Mozi
Philanthropy
Population ethics
Prioritarianism
Utilitarianism
Welfarism

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