Effective Altruism
Description
Daniel Pinchbeck:
“The leading proponent of effective altruism is Oxford moral philosopher William MacAskill, author of a number of books including his latest, What We Owe the Future. Fellow travelers include Nick Bostrom (Superintelligence) and Toby Ord (The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity). For MacGaskill, Longtermism is “the idea that positively influencing the longterm future is a key moral priority of our time. Long Termism is about taking seriously just how big the future could be and how high the stakes are in shaping it.”
(https://danielpinchbeck.substack.com/p/hospicing-effective-altruism)
More information
- Daniel Pinchbech recommends: ‘The Grift Brothers’, an excellent exposé from TruthDig, explores their alliance as well as the questionable ethics behind the effective altruism project.